Daily marijuana use among college students rising

A University of Michigan study has found that drug use among college students has largely been trending up since 2007. Marijuana use has been on the rise, which should come as no surprise given recent legalization efforts. More worrisome, however, has been a rise in the use of other drugs, including cocaine and ecstasy.

The current rise in drug use comes after years of progress. For most types of drugs, use among college students actually dropped from the 1980’s through until about 2007. Drug abuse has been on the rebound over the last few years, however.

The study also found that daily marijuana use among college students has hit a historical high. In fact, for the first time in 35 years marijuana use has actually surpassed cigarette use on college campuses. A University of Michigan study has found that nearly 6 percent of college students in 2014 reported smoking marijuana...

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