Alcohol and marijuana trends among teens and young adults

The number of young adults who used alcohol in the past year fell 8 percentage points from 2002 to 2018 among college students and 6 points among those not in college, while marijuana use rose 5 points for both. Teen alcohol use was down 14 percentage points.

Data for 18-22 age range from McCabe et al., JAMA Pediatrics; data for 12-17 age range from National Survey on Drug Use and Health 2019.
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