Elevated use of cannabis, nicotine among U.S. adults continues into 2025

Elevated use of cannabis, nicotine among U.S. adults continues into 2025 National survey suggests that use of alcohol, cigarettes, and other substances remains low. In 2025, adults in the United States reported using cannabis at or near record-high levels, continuing a long-term trend of increasing use. Nicotine vaping also remained high among young adults. These findings are based on the latest report from the Monitoring the Future (MTF) Longitudinal Panel Study, an annual examination of self-reported drug use in the U.S. among adults ages 19 to 65 supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) since its inception in 1976. https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/elevated-use-cannabis-nicotine-among-us-adults-continues-into-2025