Monitoring the Future

September 27, 2019
U-M teams receive $25.5M for opioid-related prevention, treatment research

As the nation continues to battle addiction and overdose related to opioids and other drugs, several teams of U-M researchers have received millions of dollars in new federal funding to address the issue head-on.
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.
September 5, 2018
Marijuana use among U.S. college students remains at three-decade high

College students’ use of marijuana was at the highest levels seen in the past three decades in 2016, and that trend remained true in 2017, the annual national Monitoring the Future Panel Study shows.
April 12, 2018
Study: Vaping’s potential public health benefits exceed risks

The benefits of vaping to quit smoking far outweigh the health risks of youths moving from electronic to traditional cigarettes, a new U-M study says.
September 8, 2017
Marijuana use among college students at highest level in 30 years

Marijuana use among U.S. college students in 2016 was at the highest level seen in the past three decades, according to the most recent Monitoring the Future follow-up study.
April 20, 2017
First-time marijuana use in college at highest level in three decades

Levels of first-time marijuana use in college have increased sharply in the past three years to the highest levels recorded in the past three decades, U-M researchers have found.
February 14, 2017
High-intensity drinking rates highest among college students

A recent Institute for Social Research study has found that high-intensity drinking — 10 or more drinks on a single occasion — is reported mostly among college students.
December 13, 2016
Vaping, hookah use by U.S. teens declines for first time

A new study finds that the percentage of U.S. teens who vape declined in 2016 — the first significant reversal of a rapid rise in adolescent vaping.
December 13, 2016
Teen use of illicit drugs besides marijuana at new low; same for alcohol

Teenagers’ use of drugs, alcohol and tobacco declined significantly in 2016 at rates that are at their lowest since the 1990s, a new national study by U-M shows.
September 8, 2016
Marijuana use rising among college students; narcotic use down

College student marijuana use continues its nearly decade-long increase, according to the Monitoring the Future study by researchers at the Institute for Social Research.