According to a recent University of Michigan study, adults between the age of 19 and 30 are drinking less and using marijuana more.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — As more and more states across the country legalize marijuana, young adults ages 19 to 30 are consuming less alcohol and more marijuana and hallucinogens.
The trends were reported as part of the University of Michigan’s continuing “Monitoring the Future” (MTF) study. The study measures drug and alcohol use and related attitudes among adolescents, young adults and adults and issues a report annually.
In late August, the university published a report that marijuana and hallucinogen use among young adults was up to historic highs in 2021. Over 40% of adults ages 19 to 30 had reported using marijuana at least once in the last year while nearly 10% reported using hallucinogens in the same time period.
The report also showed that alcohol use was slowly trending downwards, while still relatively high among young adults with over 80% reporting to have drank at least one alcoholic beverage in the last year.
Binge drinking — considered to be five or more drinks in a row — had also been declining among young adults over the last decade, but saw a spike in 2021 after a serious dip during the…
