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# Teenage Drug and Alcohol Use in the US & More about Demographics
- URL: https://www.thejanusobserver.com/teenage-drug-and-alcohol-use-in-the-us-more-about-demographics/
- Published: 2019-08-02T12:00:07.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-25T19:55:14.000Z
- Author: Jonathan Janus
- Tags: Uncategorized, Alcohol, Demographics, Drugs, #Migrated-1792957904788, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-10-25 19:52

Despite what you see on TV, through streaming, or in the movies, teenage drug and alcohol use in the US is actually down…with the exception of marijuana.

[WSJ - Daily Shot: NYT - Teenage Drug & Alcohol Use 8/1/19](https://nyti.ms/2ZAkpPs?ref=thejanusobserver.com)

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/2019-08-01_wsj_daily-shot_nyt_us-teenage-drug-and-alcohol-use.png)

And while I know I had the chart from Pew Research on population projections in 2020 and 2100 (report is from June 17, 2019), it's worth pointing out the sheer change in populations by 2100\. Seriously.

[WSJ - Daily Shot: Pew Research - Biggest Gainers & Losers in Population by 2100 8/1/19](https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/07/10/for-world-population-day-a-look-at-the-countries-with-the-biggest-projected-gains-and-losses-by-2100/?ref=thejanusobserver.com)

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/2019-08-01_wsj_daily-shot_pew_biggest-gainers-and-losers-in-population-by-2100.png)