Some Actual Statistics about Teen Marijuna Use.

[majortom]

98% of the teenage population does or has tried smoking pot. If you're one of the 2% who hasn't, copy & paste this into your signature.

Quite a few of you have this in your signature. The problem with this is that it us just plain wrong. According to the Office National Drug Control Policy fewer than 45% have ever tried Marijuana. Here is the study.

What is important to realize is that using these incorrect statistics actually promotes drug use, rather than prevents it. If people see that 98% of them use drugs, then they are much more likely to want to try them as they think everyone else is doing it, therefore I should too. If they see the real number that shows that fewer than 45% have ever tried them and fewer than 20% have tried them in the last year, it makes not trying a much easier choice.

/carmi

 

[MuNkY]

Quite a few of you have this in your signature. The problem with this is that it us just plain wrong. According to the Office National Drug Control Policy fewer than 45% have ever tried Marijuana. Here is the study.

What is important to realize is that using these incorrect statistics actually promotes drug use, rather than prevents it. If people see that 98% of them use drugs, then they are much more likely to want to try them as they think everyone else is doing it, therefore I should too. If they see the real number that shows that fewer than 45% have ever tried them and fewer than 20% have tried them in the last year, it makes not trying a much easier choice.

/carmi

Thank you. I always thought those were way overblown. If 98% had tried it, everyone and their brother would have tried it.

And yes, it does promote drug use in a way. If everyone thinks 98% have tried it, they might want to try it because they thing that's the cool thing to do.

Thanks for clearing that up for people.

 

[majortom]

Thanks for clearing that up for people.

You are welcome, even if you are a State fan. Go Blue! (My brother lives in A2 and is a UMich grad and now has a fairly well know restaurant there.)

/carmi

 

[MuNkY]

You are welcome even if you are a State fan. Go Blue! (My brother lives in A2 and is a UMich grad and now has a fairly well know restaurant there.)

/carmi

Lol. I like them both actually. How that is possible, don't ask me. I seem to defy the rivalry rules.

 

[majortom]

Where do you actually live? While Ann Arbor always took pity on the unfortunate State fans, being a Michigan fan in East Lansing used to be a capital crime.

/carmi

 

[MuNkY]

I live about half an hour south of Ann Arbor.

 

[majortom]

Ever been to Zingerman's (in A2)?

/carmi

 

[MuNkY]

Ever been to Zingerman's (in A2)?

/carmi

Sounds familiar.

 

[PatriotsRule]

Oh no! I had that in my sig! Well, it's comin off now. Sorry for being so off, guys! And thanks, majortom!

Changing my sig . . .

 

[majortom]

No problem.

/carmi

 

[x morgan]

Haha, I was starting to wonder when someone was going to post this...hence my signature. Silly kids.

 

[Lil_Tink]

Glad you posted that, I was going to but you took care of the job.

 

[majortom]

Haha, I was starting to wonder when someone was going to post this...hence my signature. Silly kids.

Funny, if anything ONDCP's study overstates teen drug use.

/carmi

 

[Saxsoon]

ah, I will go change it. besides it is not just here, it is all across the internet. I frequent some other forums ( post on one of them) and see it all the time.