Summary
Teen drug, alcohol, and tobacco use in the U.S. continues to decline, with record-low usage levels reported in 2023, according to the University of Michigan’s Monitoring the Future survey.
Among 12th graders, 66% reported no recent use of alcohol, marijuana, cigarettes, or e-cigarettes, while 80% of 10th graders and 90% of 8th graders avoided these substances entirely.
Experts attribute the decline partly to reduced peer pressure during the pandemic.
However, nicotine pouch use has doubled among 12th graders, raising concerns.
Despite pop culture’s glamorization of smoking, teen cigarette use remains low.
Because they aren’t affected by government pricing, as its all tax.
So, tabacco is tax free. I used to know smokers who would go to the reservations in Ontario and come back with cartons.
Damn
That is the impact, not the cause, the cause is colonisation and deliberate targeting and abuse of the Indigenous population.