SSE121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Inhalant
2 May 2020
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While marijuana is used by people of all backgrounds for recreational purposes, the predominant usage is among younger people. The common user of marijuana ages 18 to 27. The average prevalence of marijuana use among high school seniors was 60. 3 percent in 1980, gradually declining to 35. 3 percent in 1993. Thirty-day prevalence showed a pattern that varied from the prevalence of lifetime: in 1980 33. 7 percent fell to 14. 0 percent in 1990, but in 1993 rose to 15. 5 percent. The prevalence of everyday use of marijuana followed a similar pattern to that of. 30-day use: 9. 1 percent in 1980 dropped to a low of 2. 2 percent in 1990 and marginally rose to 2. 4 percent in 1993. The prevalence of heroin use in childhood was 2. 2 percent in 1975, fell to 1. 1 percent in 1980, and remained similar to this point until 1993.
