Adult drug use rose during pandemic, but dropped dramatically in youth, study says

Use of marijuana and other substances in the U.S. dropped in teenagers during the first year of the pandemic, according to a new study.

But adults' use of cannabis, illegal drugs and alcohol, including binge drinking, either stayed the same or increased compared to the two years before Covid-19.

"A particular strength of this study was the longitudinal design," said Joseph Palamar, an associate professor of population health at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, who was not involved in the study. "I think availability plays a big part," Palamar said. "If high schoolers are separated from their friends for a long time and stuck inside, they'll likely have decreased access to drugs.

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