{"id":2004123,"date":"2023-08-17T18:42:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T22:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/marijuana-and-psychedelics-use-and-binge-drinking-at-historic-highs-nih\/"},"modified":"2023-08-17T18:44:39","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T22:44:39","slug":"marijuana-and-psychedelics-use-and-binge-drinking-at-historic-highs-nih","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/marijuana-and-psychedelics-use-and-binge-drinking-at-historic-highs-nih\/","title":{"rendered":"Marijuana, psychedelics, and binge drinking reach record levels: NIH"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmarijuana-and-psychedelics-use-and-binge-drinking-at-historic-highs-nih%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2004123&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Marijuana\u200c and Hallucinogen Use \u2063Reaches\u200c &#8220;All-Time Highs&#8221; Among Americans Aged 35-50<\/h2>\n<p>According to \u200ca \u200dnew report\u200c from the National Institutes of Health,\u200d the use of \u2063marijuana\u2062 and hallucinogens, also known as\u200c psychedelics, has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/marijuana-and-psychedelics-use-and-binge-drinking-at-historic-highs-nih\/\" title=\"Marijuana, psychedelics, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-is-how-babies-talk-biden-white-house-claims-hes-calm-no-sunday-scaries\/\" title=\"\u2018This Is How Babies Talk\u2019: Biden White House Claims He\u2019s Calm, No \u2018Sunday Scaries\u2019\">binge drinking<\/a> reach record levels: NIH&#8221;>reached\u200b historic highs<\/a> among Americans \u2064aged 35 to 50. This age group \u200dhas seen a continuous upward trend in the use of these substances, with 2022 marking the highest\u200d recorded levels.<\/p>\n<h3>Understanding Substance Use Across the Lifespan<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;Substance use is not limited to teens and young adults,\u2063 and these data help us understand how people\u200c use drugs across\u2063 the lifespan,&#8221; says National Institute \u2062on Drug Abuse Director \u200cNora Volkow. \u2064It is crucial to continue researching these trends and their impact on\u2062 health over time. Equipping individuals with up-to-date knowledge is essential\u2063 for \u200cmaking \u200binformed decisions regarding substance \u200cuse.<\/p>\n<h3>Spikes in \u2063Marijuana and Nicotine Vaping Among\u200b Younger Adults<\/h3>\n<p>The Monitoring the Future study, which tracks substance use behaviors, reveals \u200bthat\u200d adults aged 19\u200d to 30 have also experienced historic spikes in marijuana and nicotine vaping in 2022.\u2062 Marijuana use among \u2062this age group has risen \u200dto 44%, a\u2063 nearly \u200d10% increase from\u200d five\u200c years ago. Daily use has also increased by three points, \u2064reaching 11% in the same time \u2062frame.<\/p>\n<p>For Americans aged \u200d35 to 50, marijuana use has reached an\u200d all-time \u2062high of 28% in 2022, up from 25% the previous\u2064 year and 17% in 2017.\u2063 Vaping marijuana has also \u200bincreased by nearly 10% among the younger cohort, reaching\u2062 21%, while remaining steady at 9% for the older group.<\/p>\n<h3>Concerns and\u2062 Mental Health Implications<\/h3>\n<p>These increases in marijuana use, particularly\u200c among \u200dyoung people,\u2064 raise\u2062 concerns\u2064 as recent reports have linked\u200c its \u2062use to depression, suicidality, schizophrenia, psychosis, addiction, and other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/9-year-old-girl-pepper-sprayed-during-interaction-with-rochester-police\/\" title=\"9-Year-Old Girl Pepper Sprayed During Interaction With Rochester Police\">mental health issues<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Binge Drinking \u2063Reaches Historic Highs<\/h3>\n<p>Despite a general decline in \u2063daily alcohol consumption and binge drinking among Americans aged 19 to 30 over the \u2062past decade, drinking has increased from 82%\u2064 to\u2062 84%\u2062 from 2021 to 2022. The \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-data-proves-it-floridas-covid-response-was-superior-to-new-york-and-california\/\" title=\"The Data Proves It: Florida\u2019s COVID Response Was Superior To New York And California\">older age group<\/a> has also seen a gradual \u2064increase in drinking, including past-month use, \u2062daily drinking, and binge drinking, reaching 85% in 2022.\u2064 Binge drinking specifically reached a \u200chistoric high of 29% that year,\u2062 up from\u200c 26% in 2021 and \u200b25% \u200bin 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Binge drinking is defined as a male consuming\u200b five or more \u2062drinks or a female consuming \u2064four or more drinks in about two\u2062 hours, \u200daccording to the National Institute\u2064 on Alcohol Abuse \u200dand Alcoholism.<\/p>\n<h3>Rise\u2063 in Hallucinogen Use Among Younger \u2064Adults<\/h3>\n<p>The report highlights \u2063that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-lee-leads-fight-asking-cdc-why-children-forced-to-wear-masks\/\" title=\"Mike Lee Leads Fight Asking CDC Why Children Forced To Wear Masks\">younger age group<\/a> has reported &#8220;significantly higher&#8221; use of hallucinogens such\u200d as LSD, MDMA, mescaline, peyote, \u200bpsilocybin (mushrooms), and PCP. In 2022, the use \u200bof\u2063 hallucinogens spiked to 8%, up from 5% in \u200c2017. It is worth noting that the majority\u200b of psychedelics taken by this group were \u200dsubstances other than LSD.<\/p>\n<p>Hallucinogens have gained prominence in recent years, reflecting \u2062the shifting behaviors and\u2062 public perception \u2064of drug use, as \u200bstated \u200cby MTF principal investigator \u200band University \u2064of Michigan research\u2064 professor Megan\u2063 Patrick.<\/p>\n<h3>Nicotine\u200c Vaping Trends<\/h3>\n<p>Lastly, nicotine vaping among Americans aged 19 to \u200c30 has nearly doubled in the past five years, reaching a historic \u2063rate \u200bof 24% in 2022. The older cohort\u200d has remained relatively stable\u2063 at 7%.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">click\u2062 here to read\u2063 more from The Washington Examiner<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marijuana, hallucinogen, and binge drinking rates among Americans aged 35-50 hit record levels, per a National Institutes of Health report. Psychedelic use, including marijuana and hallucinogens, continued to rise, reaching unprecedented heights in 2022. The question remains: where do we stand on this issue?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2004124,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2004123","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2004123","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2004123"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2004123\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2004124"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2004123"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2004123"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2004123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}