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College-age kids and teens are drinking less alcohol – marijuana is a different story

  • Written by Ty Schepis, Professor of Psychology, Texas State University
imageYoung people's attitudes toward alcohol have changed over the years. Klaus Vedfelt via Getty Images

Young adults aren’t drinking as much as they used to. In fact, more than a quarter don’t drink alcohol at all, recent surveys show.

It’s good news for health. But there is also a downside in the data: While alcohol use is falling...

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