HealthDay (6/21, Mann) reports, “A growing number of states are legalizing marijuana for recreational use, and it may be leading to an unexpected side effect among millennials and Gen Xers: binge drinking,” researchers concluded after analyzing “data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health of people aged 12 and older from 2008 to 2019.” When the study team examined “binge drinking before and after recreational cannabis laws were put in place, they noted a 4.8% decrease in binge drinking among 12- to 20-year-olds, but increases in all other age groups: up 1.7% among 31- to 40-year-olds; 2.5% for those 41 to 50; and 1.8% for those aged 51 and older.” The findings were published online June 15 ahead of print in the August issue of the International Journal of Drug Policy.
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— “Legalizing Marijuana Tied to More Binge Drinking in Folks Over 30,”Denise Mann, HealthDay , June 21, 2023