A higher percentage of Pennsylvanians are using marijuana, but usage among the state's teenagers has dropped, according to federal data.
The recently published National Survey on Drug Use and Health compared drug use statistics from 2008-2009 to 2014-2015. According to the data, 12.35 percent of all respondents over the age of 12 had tried marijuana in the last year during the 2014-2015 period.
That's an uptick from 2008-2009, when the figure was 10.04 percent. However, useage among respondents aged 12-17 dropped from 12.87 to 11.88.
The statistics were similar when respondents were asked if they had used marijuana in the last month.
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The recently published National Survey on Drug Use and Health compared drug use statistics from 2008-2009 to 2014-2015. According to the data, 12.35 percent of all respondents over the age of 12 had tried marijuana in the last year during the 2014-2015 period.
That's an uptick from 2008-2009, when the figure was 10.04 percent. However, useage among respondents aged 12-17 dropped from 12.87 to 11.88.
The statistics were similar when respondents were asked if they had used marijuana in the last month.
Read more
