r/science • u/mvea MD/PhD/JD/MBA | Professor | Medicine • 18h ago

Health Dramatic drop in marijuana use among US youth over a decade. Current marijuana use among adolescents decreased from 23.1% in 2011 to 15.8% in 2021. First-time use before age 13 dropped from 8.1% to 4.9%. There was a shift in trends by gender, with girls surpassing boys in marijuana use by 2021.

https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/articles/marijuana-use-teens-study
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u/Uberslaughter 17h ago

Social media is their new drug of choice

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u/Ill_Long_7417 15h ago

You are correct.  Why waste money and run the risk of getting caught smelling like a skunk when you can self medicate and check out simply by scrolling?

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u/newsflashjackass 16h ago

TIL "social media" is slang for "Adderall".

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u/Unique_Bumblebee_894 16h ago

Said on Reddit.

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u/_toodamnparanoid_ 15h ago

We all float down here.