Study: “Vaping” is Up, Other Drug Use Declines in High Schools

An annual report from the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research used data on 44,000 high school students to examine trends in tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drug use from 2017 to 2018. While data indicates that cigarette smoking and drinking declined, and marijuana use remained steady, use of e-cigarettes (or “vaping”) nearly doubled. Opioid misuse appears low in high schoolers, but builds among 18 to 24 year-olds, suggesting a need to target young adults for prevention efforts.

Learn more about the study here:
http://www.aappublications.org/news/2018/12/17/monitoringfuture121718