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"Unprecedented" decline in teen drug use continues, surprising experts
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- GeoAtreides 2y agoThe article doesn't speculate on the causes, but I will: it's probably the phones. Can't do 'the drugs' if scrolling tiktoks 12 hours a day and never leave the house
- EA-3167 2y agoI think "Fent in everything" and the reduction of things like a rave/club culture plays a huge role. A lot of drugs, at least in the introductory stage, are profoundly social. Putting aside the perceived value of social media, it's also true that a lot of youthful drug use is like youthful vandalism... it's a product of boredom. Take away the boredom, and you reduce the risk of people taking extreme measures to relieve it.
- l0ng1nu5 2y agoSocial media is digital crack.
- toomuchtodo 2y agoCan it withstand GLP-1s though? https://recursiveadaptation.com/p/the-growing-scientific-case-for-using https://recursiveadaptation.com/p/the-growing-scientific-cas...
- noFent 2y ago[flagged]
- handfuloflight 2y agoHundreds... personally?
- quantified 2y agoSounds like school in adolescence was the gateway drug. Removing it broke the cycle.