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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: 0.199s | 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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PittleyDunkin ◴[20 Dec 24 19:48 UTC] No.42474325[source]▶
LSD is not a drug that you can develop an addiction to. Habit is one thing—some people take it regularly—but it doesn't work very well if you do take it frequently.

Which is not to say that LSD can't potentially be harmful. Of course it can. But it's not very analogous to the typically destructive drugs (alcohol, amphetamines, strong opiates) and it's not going to mess with your dopamine the way they do.

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1. codr7 ◴[22 Dec 24 01:08 UTC] No.42483663[source]▶
You can develop a psychological addiction to any experience, and some like LSD.

Once every week or so for a while is perfectly doable.

Agreed, very different kinds of substances.