The article reports on the increased use of marijuana among teenagers in 2009, according to a survey funded by the U.S. National Institute on Drug Abuse. Based on the result, cigarette smoking was at the lowest level since 1975. Researchers at the University of Michigan who conducted the ...
Moreover, the estimates reported in the Table showed that marijuana use among youth may actually decline after legalization for recreational purposes. This latter result is consistent with findings by Dilley et al4 and with the argument that it is more difficult for teenagers to obtain marijuana as...
We use data from a federally sponsored survey about teenagers' marijuana consumption in the United States. We find that, teenagers under predict future marijuana use and that this inaccuracy is moderated by the extent of use. We also find that misprediction is affected by both attitudes and the...
Marijuana Use in Youth with e-Cigarette-only Use and Dual e-Cigarette and Tobacco Use in Individual Studies 1. Cullen KA, Ambrose BK, Gentzke AS, Apelberg BJ, Jamal A, King BA. Notes from the field: use of electronic cigarettes and any tobacco product among middle and high school studen...
especially among teenagers, but by the end of the decade this upswing had leveled off well below former peaks of use. With the legalization of medical and recreational marijuana use in a number of states in the 21st cent., use has again increased. At the same time, the potency of the ma...
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However, marijuana use is highest among younger people. Marijuana use in teenagers doubled from 1992 to 1999, when one out of every 13 kids aged 12 to 17 was a current user. In 1998, according to the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (NCASA), half of all 13-year-olds ...
After over a decade of decreasing use, marijuana smoking began an upward trend once more in the early 1990s, especially among teenagers, but by the end of the decade this upswing had leveled off well below former peaks of use. With the legalization of medical and recreational marijuana use ...
has impacted usage statistics. According to a study by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), states with legalized recreational marijuana have seen higher rates of use among adults and teenagers. These changes suggest a lower perceived risk and greater social acceptance of marijuana use. ...
Marijuana use in teenagers is on the rise, while cigarette and alcohol use are stable or declining, according to health statistics researchers. In particular, black teens are using more marijuana than in recent decades. Credit: Penn State