If you’ve done your proper research, about one in 10 American adults have used marijuana in the past year. That sounds like a small amount, but according to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, that’s more than double what it was more than a decade ago.
According to a recent public statement from the journal JAMA Psychiatry, which recently published the results, the biggest increases in marijuana users were seen from women, African-Americans, Latinos, and middle-aged white Americans, JAMA reports.
However, according to another article, independent researchers said the dependence f0r weed has increased from 1.5 percent in 2001 to 2.9 percent in 2012 — so nearly three in 10 of us are considered marijuana dependent, apparently.
JAMA later explained:
Among marijuana users, the prevalence of marijuana use disorder decreased to 30.6 percent in 2012-2013 from 35.6 percent in 2001-2002. Because there was no increase in the risk for marijuana use disorder found among users, in fact there was a decrease, the increase in prevalence of marijuana use disorders can be attributed to the increase in marijuana users between the two surveys, the authors note.
“Many individuals can use marijuana without becoming addicted,” the study says. “However, the clear risk for marijuana use disorders among users (approximately 30 percent) suggests that as the number of U.S. users grows, so will the numbers of those experiencing problems related to such use.”
Aka, just because we use pot doesn’t mean we’re fuckin’ addicts. Score: 1 Marijuana users, 0 Sober douche bags.
