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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. They separated the results into three timeframes: 2015–2019, 2020, and 2021–2023. 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. Rates of combined cigarette and cannabis use remained relatively stable throughout the study period.
The findings also revealed demographic differences. Cigarette smoking was most common among socioeconomically disadvantaged adults, such as those with lower income, less education, or no insurance. Cannabis-only use, by contrast, was more prevalent among individuals who were college-educated, higher income, and privately insured…