USA TODAY: …As the nation takes a softer stance on marijuana, more Americans are using the drug, the National Survey on Drug Use and Health found.
The nationwide survey made public Wednesday found that 7.3% of Americans 12 or older regularly used marijuana in 2012, up from 7% in 2011. Marijuana use has increased steadily over the past five years. In 2007, the survey found that 5.8% of Americans 12 or older used marijuana…
In 2012, 669,000 people reported using heroin, up from 620,000 people in 2011. The number of heroin users has jumped 80% since 2007, when 373,000 people reported using heroin… (more)
EDITOR: Is SAMSHA able to determine whether more people are using marijuana or more people feel safer in reporting their use? Concerning Heroin, increase use make the syringe exchange in Lancaster all the more important for reducing the spread of social diseases and in helping addicts to receive treatment.
