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Marijuana, hallucinogen use among young adults jump to record-high rates in 2021

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By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Young adults were using marijuana and hallucinogens at record high rates in 2021, new data shows. Vaping also increased significantly among this age group last year, despite leveling off during the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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  1. KVIA El Paso

    Marijuana, hallucinogen use among young adults jump to record-high rates in 2021 (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Young adults were using marijuana and hallucinogens at record high rates in 2021, new data shows. Vaping also increased significantly among this age group last year, despite leveling off during the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic.

  2. Forbes

    A Record High: More Young Adults Used Marijuana And Hallucinogens Last Year Than Ever Before, NIH Study Finds (opens Forbes)

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    More than one in 10 young American adults reported daily marijuana use in 2021.

  3. MedicalXpress

    Marijuana and hallucinogen use among young adults reached all time-high in 2021 (opens MedicalXpress)

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    Marijuana and hallucinogen use in the past year reported by young adults 19 to 30 years old increased significantly in 2021 compared to five and 10 years ago, reaching historic highs in this age group since 1988, according to the Monitoring the Future (MTF) panel study.

  4. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Use of Pot, Hallucinogens Soaring Among Young Americans (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    TUESDAY, Aug. 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Marijuana and hallucinogen use are at an all-time high among young adults, U.S. health officials reported Monday.

  5. Washington Times

    Use of marijuana, hallucinogens surging among young adults: NIH survey (opens Washington Times)

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    Adults younger than 30 are using marijuana and hallucinogenic drugs at the highest rates since government scientists began tracking trends in the late 1980s, according to a National Institutes of Health survey.

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