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Youth Marijuana Use

Youth drug use rates are declining in Lancaster County and the U.S.
Marijuana use by youth may negatively affect brain development and increase the risk of mental health problems, driving while impaired, and addiction.15

  • Over the past two decades, Lancaster County has seen a 78% decline in youth marijuana use.
    • 5% of students in Lancaster County reported 30-day marijuana use in 2023, compared to 21% in 2003.
    • The decline in use between 2019 and 2023 is steep. Additional years of data will show whether this decline is stable.
  • Youth marijuana use is lower in Lancaster County than the U.S.
    • 5% of students in Lancaster County reported 30-day marijuana use in 2023 compared to 17% of students in the U.S.
Notes

Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System; national data from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; local data from Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department.

Data shown through most recent year available. Revised estimates for Lancaster County in 2015, 2017, 2019. No data available for Lancaster County for 2021.

Footnotes
  1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2021, September 8). Cannabis and public health: Cannabis and teens.