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U.S. Data Shows Increase In Youth Drug Use And Addiction

By Filings on Thu, 09/17/20
Society & Culture
Youth
Drug Abuse
Health
Marijuana

“One of the disturbing findings was that some 699,000 youth aged 12-17 have an addiction to marijuana in 2019 – representing 187,000 new youth with a Cannabis Use Disorder in 2019 versus 2018. Overall, more than 4.8 million people aged 12 or older reported Marijuana Use Disorder in 2019, up from 4.4 million in 2018.” - MCDaily

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