US cannabis and hallucinogen use hit historic highs in 2023.
- September 3, 2024
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[Síguenos ahora también en WhatsApp. Da clic aquí] He In 2023, cannabis and hallucinogen use in the United States reached historic highs. among adults aged 19 to 30 and
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He In 2023, cannabis and hallucinogen use in the United States reached historic highs. among adults aged 19 to 30 and 35 to 50, according to the latest results Survey “Monitoring the Future” which was prepared by the Institute for Social Research of the University of Michigan (USA) and is funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH, English abbreviation).
Among adults from 19 to 30 years oldapproximately 42 percent reported using cannabis in the past year, 29 percent in the past month, and 10 percent daily. (use 20 or more times in the last 30 days).
Among adults from 35 to 50 years old, consumption reports reached 29, 19 and 8 percent, respectively. While these 2023 estimates are not statistically different from the 2022 estimates, reflect five- and ten-year increases for both age groups.
In addition, for the first time in 2023 Female respondents aged 19 to 30 reported higher prevalence of past-year cannabis use than male respondents. in the same age group, reflecting the changing gender gap. In contrast, men aged 35 to 50 years maintained a higher prevalence of past-year cannabis use than women in the same age group, consistent with what has been observed over the past decade.
Dr. Nora D. Volkow, director of the NIH’s National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), commented:
We have seen that people at different stages of adulthood tend to use drugs such as marijuana and psychedelics and give up smoking tobacco cigarettes.
“These results highlight There is an urgent need for thorough research into the potential risks and benefits of cannabis and hallucinogens.Moreover, new products continue to appear,” he noted.
For my part, Hallucinogen use last year continued a steep five-year decline among both groups of adults.reaching 9 percent for adults aged 19 to 30 and 4 percent for adults aged 35 to 50 in 2023.
The types of hallucinogens reported by the participants were LSD, mescaline, peyote, mushrooms or psilocybin and PCP.
Since 1975, Monitoring the Future has been studying substance use behaviour and attitudes annually. among a nationally representative sample of adolescents.
As part of the longitudinal panel study Monitoring the Future, follow-up surveys are being conducted among a subset of these participants (currently numbering around 20,000 people per year). collecting data from individuals every two years between the ages of 19 and 30 and every five years after participants turn 30. to track your drug use as an adult.
Participants self-report their drug use behavior at various time points.such as lifetime, past year (12 months), past month (30 days), and other frequencies of use depending on the type of substance. Data for the 2023 panel study were collected through online and paper surveys between April 2023 and October 2023.
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