Smoking, Binge Drinking Fall as US Marijuana Use Rises

Thursday, July 31, 2025

Rates of alcohol use disorder decreased, while rates of opioid use disorder and stimulant use disorder held largely steady at 1.7% and 3.1% of the population, respectively, according to the report.

Posted by Dbt2 at 02:31 PM | 9 COMMENTS | permalink

Americans are binge drinking and smoking tobacco less but consuming marijuana significantly more. www.statnews.com/2025/07/29/m ...

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-- STAT (@statnews.com) Jul 29, 2025 at 8:09 PM

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Well, now we can see why the Big Alcohol companies were opposed to marijuana legalization.

#1 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-07-30 10:18 AM

Surprised the opioid numbers didn't drop.

Laying here recovering from breaking my ankle and having it surgically reconstructed. I'm taking about 1/2 the amount of painkillers they prescribed thanks to MJ doing some heavy lifting in the pain relief category.

Even on the regular I get 5 norco a day for MS but frequently top out at 4 and on weekends vacations get that number down to 3.

#2 | Posted by TaoWarrior at 2025-07-30 11:07 AM

Complete nonsense. My binge drinking is at an all time high, along with my weed consumption.

#3 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-07-30 07:03 PM

That explains alot

#4 | Posted by RightisTrite at 2025-07-31 03:20 PM

Is this statistical change a good thing or a bad thing per the medical experts?

#5 | Posted by moder8 at 2025-07-31 05:40 PM

I could never booze and toke at the same time. It would make me sleepy/nauseated... head spinny sick. It's one or the other.

I've always preferred ganja... I didn't smoke for decades because I've worked freelance... and passing a drug test expanded my job opportunities.

I'm not much of a drinker... now and then... a drink with friends... I spent decades stone cold sober. I don't expect cures for my anxiety... or depression... I've had the real ones... keeping it moving until I was exhausted cured my insomnia... I'm a bit "paleo" when it comes to my mental state and pain experience. I took mostly otc drugs for my aches... sometimes prescription... until they presented negative side effects.

I've had a lot of job-related (mostly minor)injuries... so now I live with chronic pain. When medical became available... I returned and it's been a game changer for the aches and pains... the kind of sleep I get now has been nice too.

#6 | Posted by RightisTrite at 2025-08-01 04:07 AM

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#7 | Posted by DarkVader at 2025-08-01 12:05 PM

Little Stevie Miller, clone of Joseph Goebbels, could use some of that high-test weed in his shredded wheat each morning. That or a morning hummer and noon wanking each day ...

#8 | Posted by catdog at 2025-08-01 01:57 PM

ooops

#9 | Posted by RightisTrite at 2025-08-01 05:49 PM

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