Survey finds teens using more pot, less alcohol

    A national survey finds teens are using less alcohol — but it’s because they’re using more pot.

    The University of Michigan for the National Institute on Drug Abuse surveyed 47,000 eighth-, 10th- and 12th-graders only to find a historically low use of alcohol and an increase in pot use.

    According to the Associated Press, the study finds one in 15 high school seniors uses pot on a daily or near-daily basis. One in nine of high school seniors has used synthetic marijuana within the last 12 months.

    Why? Teens perceive pot as low-risk, and therefore less dangerous to use.

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