The National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIH) have released the latest findings from their research on drug and alcohol abuse from college age adults.
Marijuana Use Among Full-Time College Students Remains a Concern.
Daily marijuana use has steadily increased among college students in the past two decades with 3.7 percent smoking marijuana daily in 1995, 4.0 percent in 2005, and 4.6 percent in 2015.
Heavy Alcohol Use Higher in College Students than Non-College Peers.
Binge drinking (five or more drinks in a row): 31.9 percent of college students and 23.7 percent of non-college peers in the past 2 weeks.
Intoxication (having been drunk): 38.4 percent of college students and 24.9 percent of non-college peers in the past month.
Nicotine Use Different in College Students and Non-College Peers.
Hookah (past-year use): Past-year hookah use is similar in college students and non-college peers but trending down in college students: 23.4 percent of college students and 24.5 percent of non-college peers used a hookah in 2015; among college students, past-year hookah use was 27.9 percent in 2011 and fell to 23.4 percent in 2015.
Cigarettes (past-month use): 11.3 percent of college students and 23.4 percent of non-college peers; note that this is a record low for past-month cigarette use among college students.
E-cigarettes (past-month use): 8.8 percent of college students and 12.9 percent of non-college peers.
Cocaine Use in Full-Time College Students is Concerning.
After falling steadily for 6 years, past-year cocaine use jumped above 4 percent in 2014 and remained high in 2015; past-year use was 5.1 percent in 2006, 5.4 percent in 2007, 4.4 percent in 2008, 4.2 percent in 2009, 3.5 percent in 2010, 3.3 percent in 2011, 3.1 percent in 2012, 2.7 percent in 2013, 4.4 percent in 2014, and 4.3 percent in 2015.
Popularity of Certain Drugs Fell Quickly Among Full-Time College Students.
Past-year use of synthetic marijuana fell 80 percent between 2011 and 2015.
Past-year use of salvia fell 90 percent between 2009 and 2015.
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