As Michigan residents debate whether to legalize recreational use of marijuana , it raises the question: Who uses marijuana? State-level data is sparse. We know that almost , Michigan residents have medical marijuana cards. We also know another 20, were arrested last year for marijuana-related offenses. See marijuana arrests in your Michigan city or township. But there is a rich trove of nationwide surveys that provide detailed information about marijuana in America-- who has tried it, who uses it occasionally and who are the most frequent users.
A few highlights from the numbers:. The data in this post comes from the Monitoring the Future project at University of Michigan , which has been surveying the country on drug use since , and a national survey conducted by the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, or SAMSA, which is part of the U. Department of Health and Human Services. Both surveys indicate that marijuana is easily the most common illicit drug used by Americans, but alcohol remains the substance most commonly abused.
The above chart is based by the SAMSA survey and shows the drug and alcohol habits of survey-takers in the month before they took the survey. Binge drinking is defined as five alcohol drinks or more in the same setting, while the opioid category includes only those who took the drug without a prescription or more than prescribed.
Below are 13 fast facts about marijuana use by Americans. Source: Monitoring the Future project at University of Michigan. Marijuana use peaks at age This chart, based on numbers from the Monitoring the Future project, is a good snapshot of marijuana use in by age.
Use in the past year, past month and daily use was highest among those age 21 and Majority who used marijuana in past year also used in past month. About two-thirds of adults used marijuana in the past year also have used in the past month, according to the SAMSA survey. The monthly users averaged 14 days of marijuana use during the past 30 days.
Use among adolescents has gone up and down. In the Monitoring the Future survey, 5. Ten years ago in 5. Marijuana use among teens peaked in the s. New York City's Health Department released its first comprehensive report on marijuana use on Tuesday. Photo from Shutterstock. Find out what's happening in New York City with free, real-time updates from Patch.
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Longitudinal studies could better explain how RPFs predict co-use of marijuana with other substances by their age such as early and late adolescence in young adulthood [ 29 ]. Engaging parental support and establishing ethnic community involvement could further decrease the likelihood of MU.
In addition, policymakers and school health educators should consider the importance of peer pressure on MU, thereby coordinating school environments to alleviate this pressure.
Identifying marijuana RPFs is crucial to preventing and reducing the continuation of MU among adolescents. Racial differences suggest the potential utility of culturally tailored interventions that focus on differences in RPFs of MU. In particular, extra attention on Native American individuals to prevent MU is warranted from the current findings. These prevention programs are arguably urgent, being that the spread of the legalization of marijuana in the United States could play a major role in risk perceptions in the future.
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