substance use and mental health in youth and adults 2014
SAMHSA (substance abuse and mental health services administration) just released a 2014 report on where we are at in the US regarding substance abuse and mental health issues (see http://store.samhsa.gov/shin/content//SMA15-4895/National_BHBarometer_2014.pdf ). a pretty brief summary: youth substance use/mental health (note: there are different surveys used for these data): --past month marijuana use, 2002-2013 --slight decrease in adolescents 12-17 to 7.1% (pe ak in 2011 at 7.9 %) --9th-12th graders without much change, at 23%. 8th-10th graders at 12.5% (sl increase) --past-year nonmedical pain reliever use, 2002-2013 --12th grade males: significant decrease, was up to 1...