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Decline in teen drug use continues, surprising experts

(arstechnica.com)
349 points pseudolus | 2 comments | 17 Dec 24 23:44 UTC | HN request time: 0.422s | source
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Izkata ◴[20 Dec 24 19:12 UTC] No.42473930[source]▶
> But, according to data released Tuesday, the number of eighth, 10th, and 12th graders who collectively abstained from the use of alcohol, marijuana, or nicotine hit a new high this year. Use of illicit drugs also fell on the whole and use of non-heroin narcotics (Vicodin, OxyContin, Percocet) hit an all-time low.

From an unexpected conversation with some younger people not long ago (though not this young), they may have just switched to LSD.

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carlosjobim ◴[20 Dec 24 19:19 UTC] No.42474008[source]▶
You don't use LSD habitually. If they switched to LSD, then that's very interesting.
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codr7 ◴[20 Dec 24 19:22 UTC] No.42474041[source]▶
Some do, and that's fine too.
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1. carlosjobim ◴[20 Dec 24 20:56 UTC] No.42474933[source]▶
Not in the same way as alcohol, weed or cigarettes. Not even close.
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2. codr7 ◴[22 Dec 24 01:18 UTC] No.42483707[source]▶
Weed comes close at high doses but no two drugs are the same.