Axios - Teen alcohol and drug use reached notable lows this year, Axios' April Rubin reports from the University of Michigan's annual Monitoring the Future study. Delaying substance use until after adolescence could decrease addiction, researchers say.
By the numbers:
- Alcohol: 42% of 12th graders reported consumption, down from 75% in 1997. Among 10th graders, consumption fell from 65% to 26%.
- Marijuana: Consumption levels are the lowest they have been in the past three decades: 26% for 12th graders and 16% for 10th graders.
- Nicotine vaping: 12th-grade use was 21%, compared to 35% in 2020 and 19% in 2017.
Yes, but: 6% of 12th graders said they use nicotine pouches, up from 3% in 2023. Go deeper.
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