According to research from the University of Pittsburgh, the legalization of marijuana has surprisingly increased alcohol consumption. Especially light alcohol consumption increased in younger individuals.
The use of cannabis, commonly known as ‘marijuana’, has begun to be legalized, particularly in European countries and the United States. But a new study published offers interesting data on the public repercussions of legalizing cannabis use.
Research published by the University of Pittsburgh revealed that alcohol consumption has increased in some US states where marijuana use has been legalized. Especially youth and men this rate of increase was much higher.
With the legalization of cannabis, the number of people consuming alcohol began to increase:
The shared research was published in 2010 and 2019. US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) It used data compiled by 4.2 million adult individuals. In total, marijuana use was legalized in 11 US states between these years.
The data is only one year after marijuana became legal.consume alcohol at least once” showed an increase of 1.2%. There was no change in the moderate or high alcohol consumption rate.
in the 18-24 age group The rate of increase in alcohol consumption in the same category among individuals is 3.7% was. No noticeable change was observed in other age groups.
When the data were analyzed by demographics, it was seen that the rate of increase was especially high among men, non-Hispanic white individuals and those who did not have a university education.
The head of the research is Prof. Dr. Coleman Drake said that data is important and in the long run He stated that the relationship between alcohol consumption and cannabis can be better understood.
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