The nation’s annual school survey of drug use, Monitoring the Future (MTF), shows marijuana use among adolescents,
including heavy marijuana use, remaining stubbornly high and significantly higher than in 2008 — despite reductions across the board among the other three substances kids use most.
Daily Pot Use 3x the rate of Daily Alcohol Use Among High School students
In fact, 6 percent of 12th graders are daily marijuana users and 3 percent of 10th graders use pot every day. For comparison, daily alcohol use among 10th graders is 1/2 of 1%. Among 12th graders, it is 1.9%, 1/3 the rate of daily pot use. Continue reading Youth Marijuana Use Remains High, Other Drug Use Down