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Decline in teen drug use continues, surprising experts

(arstechnica.com)
349 points pseudolus | 1 comments | 17 Dec 24 23:44 UTC | HN request time: 0.208s | source
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jimmar ◴[20 Dec 24 19:50 UTC] No.42474342[source]▶
My pet theory is that buying drugs requires a level of personal interaction that many young people now avoid.
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zingababba ◴[20 Dec 24 20:30 UTC] No.42474734[source]▶
It's insanely easy to buy drugs online.
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ThrowawayTestr ◴[21 Dec 24 01:20 UTC] No.42476755[source]▶
You still need crypto, no?
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musictubes ◴[21 Dec 24 01:34 UTC] No.42476814[source]▶
Nope. Don't even need the dark web. All you need is social media.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/12/who-needs-the-da...

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makeitdouble ◴[21 Dec 24 02:07 UTC] No.42476955[source]▶
I don't see anywhere how they actually buy the drug.

Or do teenagers get legal access to credit cards in the US ?

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sudosysgen ◴[21 Dec 24 02:29 UTC] No.42477062[source]▶
Teenagers can fairly easily have credit cards in the US and Canada. I had my first credit card at 15. They can also have debit cards from childhood.
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zeroonetwothree ◴[21 Dec 24 07:06 UTC] No.42478001[source]▶
It’s not very common though.
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sudosysgen ◴[21 Dec 24 17:42 UTC] No.42481010[source]▶
In my experience it is nowadays. I'm Gen Z, by 14 all my friends had credit or debit cards.
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1. MikeRichardson ◴[21 Dec 24 18:53 UTC] No.42481433[source]▶
Don't forget prepaid Visa/MasterCard too. (Maybe grandma still sends a $20 every birthday.)