Marijuana and hallucinogen use among young adults reached all time-high in 2021 

NIDA

2021 MONITORING THE FUTURE PANEL STUDY ANNUAL REPORT 

Monitoring the Future

Since 1975, the Monitoring the Future study has annually surveyed substance use behaviors and attitudes among a nationally representative sample of teens. As reported by young adults, marijuana and hallucinogen use in the past year increased significantly in 2021, reaching historic highs in this age group since 1988. Rates of past-month nicotine vaping also continued their general upward trend in 2021, despite leveling off in 2020. Past-month marijuana vaping rebounded to pre-pandemic levels in 2021. Alcohol remains the most used substance among adults in the study. Binge drinking (five or more drinks in a row in the past two weeks) rebounded in 2021 from a historic low in 2020, during the early stages of COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, high-intensity drinking (having 10 or more drinks in a row in the past two weeks) reached its highest level ever recorded since first measured in 2005.

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