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Reduce the proportion of people who had marijuana use disorder in the past year — SU‑14

Status: Getting worse

  
Getting worse
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Most Recent Data:
6.7 percent (2022)

Target:
5.5 percent 1

Desired Direction:
Decrease desired

Baseline:
6.0 percent of persons aged 12 years and over had a marijuana use disorder (defined as meeting DSM-IV criteria) in the past 12 months in 2021 2

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Reduce the proportion of persons with marijuana use disorder in the past year

Target-Setting Method
Minimal statistical significance

Data Source:  National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), SAMHSA

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Summary

Heavy marijuana use is associated with negative educational, financial, and mental health outcomes. There are several promising behavioral therapies for treating marijuana use disorder.

Topics:  Addiction, Drug and Alcohol Use

Workgroup: Substance Use Workgroup

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1. Target has been revised. See Data Methodology and Measurement for more information.

2. Baseline has been revised. See Data Methodology and Measurement for more information.