Alarming Connection Between Youth Vaping and Marijuana Use and Binge Drinking

By |June 5, 2023|Categories: Current Reseach|Tags: , , , , , , |

A new study published in the Journal of Substance Use and Misuse finds that vaping nicotine is intensely connected with using marijuana and binge drinking among U.S. youth.

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New Data – 2022 United States Youth Substance Use Trends

By |December 22, 2022|Categories: Current Reseach|Tags: , , , , , , |

Newly released data from the 2022 Monitoring the Future Survey revealed that amongst youth in the United States, the overall reported substance use throughout the past year has been steady or significantly less than substance use before the 2020 COVID pandemic.

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New National Data Released on Substance Use Behaviors Among Young Adults

By |August 26, 2022|Categories: Current Reseach|Tags: , , , |

New data on substance use behaviors among young adults ages 19 to 30 released by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) finds that marijuana and hallucinogen use among young adults ages 19 to 30 are at an all-time high.

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Adolescent substance use declines as mental health symptoms rise

By |December 16, 2021|Categories: Current Reseach|Tags: , , , |

According to new data released from Monitoring the Future Survey, 2021 observed the largest 1-year decrease in overall illicit substance use reported among adolescents since 1975!

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Study Finds that Vaping among 10th and 12th Graders Leveled Off From 2019-2020, While Substance Use Increased Among 8th Graders  

By |December 16, 2020|Categories: In the News|Tags: , , , |

The latest results from the Monitoring the Future (MTF) study are in and while there are some encouraging signs, much work yet remains to be done. It is important to note that the survey had to be cut short due to COVID-19 so these results do not account for the effect the pandemic may have had on substance use. Here are the main findings: Previous data showed that prevalence of vaping among 8th, 10th and 12th graders doubled from 2017 to 2019: from 7.5% to 16.5% in 8th graders; 15.8% to 30.7% in 10th graders; 18.8% to 35.3%. in 12th [...]

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