Cannabis Use on the Rise as Cigarette Smoking Continues to Decline
A new study published by the journal Addictive Behaviors finds that cannabis use is steadily climbing while cigarette smoking continues to decline.
Researchers from the University of Kentucky and the State University of New York analyzed data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, looking at past 30-day use among adults between 2015 and 2023.
The study found cannabis-only use grew from 3.9% in the first period to 6.5%, reached 7.1% in 2020, and then jumped to 10.6% by 2023. Cigarette-only use moved in the opposite direction, dropping from 15% in 2015–2019 to 12%, falling again to 10.3% in 2020, and then to 8.8% by 2023.
Author's summary: Cannabis use rises as cigarette smoking declines.