Substance use declines among adolescents, young adults between 2021 and 2025

Rates of substance use fell among adolescents and young adults across most substances between 2021 and 2025, even as marijuana use increased among adults aged 26 years and older, according to the 2025 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Substance use began declining among children aged 12 to 17 years prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, and those trends seem to be continuing among young adults