alcohol

  1. August 17, 2023

    Annual study gauges marijuana and hallucinogen use, binge drinking

    Adults ages 35 to 50 continued a long-term upward trajectory in past-year use of marijuana and hallucinogens to reach all-time highs in 2022, according to Monitoring the Future.

  2. December 15, 2022

    Nicotine vaping now a top form of teen substance use

    Nicotine vaping is one of the most common types of substance use for teenagers in 2022, according to results from a national study released Dec. 15.

  3. August 22, 2022

    Young adult marijuana, hallucinogen use at all-time high

    Marijuana and hallucinogen use in the past year reported by young adults 19 to 30 years old increased significantly in 2021 compared with five and 10 years ago, according to the Monitoring the Future panel study.

  4. March 30, 2022

    Alcohol users drank more often early in pandemic

    A new U-M study shows that the frequency of drinking went up among those who used alcohol, even though the overall prevalence of drinking went down during the early months of the pandemic.

  5. September 9, 2021

    U.S. college students hit 40-year high for marijuana use

    Daily marijuana use among U.S. college students increased in 2020 to an all-time high over the past four decades, according to U-M’s annual national Monitoring the Future panel study.

  6. February 16, 2021

    Ride-sharing services linked to increase in binge drinking

    Ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft might help decrease drunk driving accidents and deaths, but they also are associated with an increase in binge drinking, according to a new study.

  7. September 15, 2020

    Dramatic increases in vaping marijuana, nicotine among young adults

    Vaping marijuana and vaping nicotine have increased dramatically among 19- to 22-year-olds, both more than doubling between 2017 and 2019, according to U-M’s annual national Monitoring the Future Panel Study.

  8. April 25, 2020

    Study explores COVID-19 anxiety, depression, substance use

    Orders to stay home during the coronavirus pandemic have led to more adults consuming alcohol and drugs to cope with stress, says a new U-M study that tracked behaviors after the pandemic started.

  9. November 14, 2019

    Weekly email tips available for mindful holiday drinking

    People looking for tips on how to be more mindful of holiday drinking choices may sign up to receive weekly emails from MHealthy’s Alcohol Management Program Nov. 18 through Jan. 6.

  10. September 5, 2019

    Marijuana use among U.S. college students hits 35-year high

    College students’ use of marijuana in 2018 was at the highest level seen in the past three-and-a-half decades, according to findings in U-M’s annual national Monitoring the Future study.