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A study reveals that delta-8-THC, a psychoactive hemp derivative, is used by 11.4% of U.S. 12th graders, with higher rates in regions without specific regulations or legalized recreational marijuana. This underscores the need for regulatory measures to mitigate its public health risks, especially among youth. Credit: SciTechDaily.
Now, researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC, in collaboration with the University of Michigan and with support from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, have analyzed survey responses from more than 2,000 randomly selected U.S. 12th graders about their delta-8-THC use during 2023. Data came from students in thesurvey, the nation’s leading source for tracking drug use in American youth. The researchers found that 11.4% of 12th graders used delta-8-THC in the past year.
In 2023, 2,186 U.S. 12th graders who completed the Monitoring the Future survey answered questions about their delta-8-THC use. Monitoring the Future is a rigorous classroom-based survey that is considered a gold standard for tracking youth substance use. It includes students from every region of the country whose answers are weighted so that they accurately represent the gender, race and parental education levels of the U.S. population.
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