Health and Fitness

Prevalence of Marijuana Use Among U.S. Adults Doubles Over Past Decade

Surveys show 9.5 percent of Americans use marijuana; 30 percent of users meet criteria for a disorder

Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–October 22, 2015. The percentage of Americans who reported using marijuana in the past year more than doubled between 2001-2002 and 2012-2013, and the increase in marijuana use disorder during that time was nearly as large. Past year marijuana use rose from 4.1 percent to 9.5 percent of the U.S. adult population, while the prevalence of marijuana…

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