Daily Marijuana Use Among College Students Highest in 35 Years
A recent study by the University of Michigan found that college students in the U.S. today smoke weed at a higher rate than at any time in the past 35 years.
Daily marijuana use was reported by 5.9 percent of college students in 2014 — the highest rate since 1980. The report also shows that cocaine and ecstasy use is on the rise.
Researchers, however, say they also have good news for parents who send their kids off to college this fall: "Five out of every 10 college students have not used any illicit drug in the past year, and more than three quarters have not used any in the Prior month".