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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: Binge Drinking and Marijuana Use at Record Levels Among Middle-Aged Adults, Study Finds
Caption: Binge Drinking and Marijuana Use at Record Levels Among Middle-Aged Adults, Study Finds. 'The New York Times' reports that a new study found that 2022 saw a record amount of binge drinking among adults between the ages of 35 and 50. According to the study by the National Institutes of Health, nearly 30% of people in this age group reported binge drinking in 2022. That number is up from 23% in 2021, continuing a consistent upward trend. Similarly, marijuana use in this age group has also reached historical levels, with 28% reporting the habit, up from just 13% in 2012. The same survey also looked at the behaviors among adults 19 to 30 years old, finding that marijuana use had risen from 28% in 2012 to reach 44% just ten years later. Over the same period, binge drinking among 19- to 30-year-olds fell from 35.2% in 2012 to hit 30.5% in 2022. "Drug use trends evolve over decades and across development, from adolescent to adulthood." "It’s important to track this so that public health professionals and communities can be prepared to respond.", Megan Patrick, research professor at the University of Michigan and principal investigator on the study, via 'The New York Times'. 'NYT' reports that another recent study found that alcohol-related deaths continue to rise among people 65 and older. "We want to ensure that people from the earliest to the latest stages in adulthood are equipped with up-to-date knowledge to help inform decisions related to substance abuse.", Nora Volkow, Director of the National Institutes of Drug Abuse (NIDA), via 'The New York Times’. THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
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