The research, however, also found that those who do use those substances did so at a younger age than before the pandemic.
A survey that has canvassed tens of thousands of teens over 30 years has found the majority of adolescents are less likely to have tried alcohol, tobacco or cannabis than at any other time since the survey began. But the research also found that those who do use those substances did so at a younger age than before the pandemic.
But she said the latest results show a shift: “To see that drop back now and more young people using really before they’re even in high school is concerning.” A similar pattern was found in alcohol consumption. The research found 38 per cent of youth had tried alcohol , which was a decrease from previous survey years. But those who drank were more likely to have first done so before they entered high school. For example, 28 per cent first drank at age 12 or younger, compared to 23 per cent in 2018. The survey results also showed those teens were less likely to wait until they were 15 to first try alcohol.
“When we look at alcohol, we see that those who started drinking at a young age are much more likely to go on to be binge drinking, and to be drinking more than two drinks a day and drinking outside the guidelines. We see the same thing for cannabis,” she said in an interview. The survey results also suggest youth reported experiencing poorer mental health. The percentage of those who self-harmed increased from 15 per cent in 2013 to 24 per cent in 2023. Further, teens were less likely to rate their mental health positively and feel hopeful for their future compared to five years ago.
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