- Alcohol use in general as well as "binge" drinking among all three grades (8, 10, 12) remains at the same record-low levels as 2016.
- Tobacco use overall in all grades continued its long decline to a new record low in 2017, particularly for cigarettes, though vaping (e-cigarettes) did increase slightly in 2017 after decreasing a bit in 2016.
- Cannabis use went up slightly in 2017 from 2016 after declining for several years, though generally still remains below 2012 levels, and of course far below the peaks in both 1979 and 1997. This dovetails with another recent study of legalization states which found no significant increase in teen use post-legalization.
- Opioids, including heroin, remain at very low levels among teens, while the opioid epidemic continues largely unabated among adults.
- Inhalant use went up slightly among 8th graders after a long decline, though still remains at low levels.
- All other substances decreased or saw no significant change either way in 2017.
Sunday, December 17, 2017
Latest 2017 MTF Survey Results
The results of the annual Monitoring the Future survey for 2017 are in. And here is a brief summary of the results:
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Mike Males is right when he says that young people are more responsible in regards to drugs with negative health effects than compared to middle aged people. The notion that young people are the group who use drugs the most is certainly debunked.
ReplyDeleteIndeed, that is certainly true.
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