Addiction is a serious problem among adolescents in the United States. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health, funds studies that investigate sources and changes in addiction and substances among teens.

See the full article at https://www.drugabuse.gov/news-events/news-releases/2021/06/adolescent-marijuana-alcohol-use-held-steady-during-covid-19-pandemic.

A study conducted by the University of Michigan challenges the idea that reducing adolescent drug use can be achieved solely by limiting the supply of the drugs. The data for the University of Michigan study came from the annual Monitoring the Future (MTF) survey^[1] of substance use behaviors and related attitudes among adolescents in the United States.

The data presented in this activity are based on the findings but are changed slightly for educational purposes.