Survey Says Alcohol Use by College Students Fell During Pandemic

Marijuana use rose significantly among U.S. college students in 2020, while use of alcohol, a more commonly misused substance among the age group, declined. Along with marijuana use, psychedelic drug use among college students rose to 9%, almost twice that of 2019. The changes came as most higher education students took classes remotely and lived off campus because of the COVID-19 pandemic, which may have influenced their habits, according to a September report from the Monitoring the Future survey. The researchers suggested that isolation and boredom brought on by the pandemic may have contributed to an increase in drug use among young adults.