Last year, more middle-aged adults were binge drinking, using marijuana or consuming hallucinogens than ever before, according to a new report. Cannabis use surged among young adults under 30, alongside historic rates of vaping, as well.
Now if we could just get them elected.
Life sucks. If you can’t be happy naturally, look to a chemical solution.
Binge drinking is the misuse of alcohol. But use to excess isn’t implied here for cannabis or hallucinogens.
It’s like comparing increases in murder, jay walking and loitering; just not very helpful really.
Binge drinking aside; weed being legalized in a number of states over the past decade, in addition to this generation realizing the war on drugs was pure nonsense, yeah of course people enjoy getting high. More than likely their reporting is that more people are comfortable admitting they like to party due to society’s relaxing views on drug use.
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Turn that micro-dose into a macro-dose and I’m in!
More people just admit now. The drinking is always concerning
The Wealthy Boomers stole the future from their own kids eyes wide open, now they and their devoted lackeys want to bitch about the swaths of disaffected, that they caused, numbing the pain of that reality.
What do they want? For us to thank them for the opportunity to have to clean up the multi-generational fallout of their economic, cultural, and ecological damage and be grateful for it? Fuck off with that.
Humanity will eventually overcome the lead poisoned generation’s kneecapping of it, but don’t expect anyone to start whistling about it.
‘historic rates of vaping, as well’ it’s not like we have a huge stretch of time to be making these kinds of claims lbr lol
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Omg I’m 35 next month. I’ll be considered middle age. Fuuuuuuck… At least I’ll contribute to the non-binge drinking since I’m sober.
Like the pic, looks like a crack pipe, not weed… But maybe it’s a strange bong lol idk
That’s just a bowl, pretty common for smoking.
That’s a standard issue weed pipe
Source: guess
Nah, that’s just a medium sized glass pipe. I used to use them all the time. Harsh pulls, but really convenient to share.
Shouldn’t share anything that touches lips, you can spread disease this way
You shouldn’t, but tell that to a bunch of college kids in a time before covid. Pretty much any communal way of smoking is going to touch lips though.
I am just saying in general; there are nasty diseases that get passed around by sharing food, water, bottles, glasses, cups , smokes ETC. Bad idea to share with strangers, friends and EVEN family members.
Was just stating this in case anyone didn’t know already.
Which is why I only share weed using a shotgun
Glass pipes are alright for hashish, still wouldn’t recommend it because it burns your throat and lungs harshly.
Almost like the younger generations got absolutely stalled and now have rough futures thanks to climate change.
Throw in a decade or two of “marijuana is bad and will leave you addicted and homeless” just to grow up and find out “nope that was primarily just a few greedy bastards shoving opiates down our throats” and wham, you’ve got yourself a generation primed for escapism.
Hatred will not be humanity’s end.
Greed will.
I’m in my forties and last year I got a wild hair and thought that I should try cannabis at least once in my life, and I bought a gummy to try. I spent all night waiting for anything to happen, and just ended up going to bed. I’m missing out on what these people in the article are doing I guess because that was just boring.
It’s very common to not feel anything the first time. I don’t know if there is a scientific reason why, I’d be interested to see a study on it. My guess is dosing issues and maybe preconceptions getting in the way.
You can always try again with a higher dose and/or different delivery method. Edibles especially are difficult to dose because they kick in 2h+ after ingestion and heavily depend on metabolism. Inhalation is essentially immediate.
Yeah, edibles are often really weak for me, even when they work. Try smoking or vaping for a better sense of what it’s like.
What dose should I use?
Edibles heavily depend on your weight and how much you’ve had to eat, so I can’t say. Smoking/vaping is easier because the effects are immediate so you can dose as you go.
Luckily you can’t OD, so the worst thing that happens is you get really nauseous. You’d have to take A LOT for that to happen though, or combine it with alcohol.
You can always try a dab pen. Those are really easy and, most likely, you’d get immediately blasted after just one hit. Downside is that the intake method definitely affects the high and dab pens are one of the worst ways to go, or so I’ve heard.
I just don’t have the best lungs, asthma, so I’m leery of smoking anything. I’ll see if I feel wild enough one weekend to try the dab pen.
You could also try fast acting edibles or a tincture, those hit your bloodstream quicker and differently than normal edibles
I think tincture might be an idea, thanks amigo.
Edibles flat do not work for me. Smoking/vaping however does the trick every single time. Some people are just wired different, you may be one of those people.
I am wondering if it’s because I take naltrexone come to think of it.
I remember my friends and I smoked like $500 in weed in one night to celebrate our high school graduation. It was my first time. The only difference I remember feeling is my throat hurting and getting the munchies.
Yeah I ate some cereal and went to bed. Big whoop.
Broken arm and they wouldn’t give me any pain meds, I decided to try cannabis. Best painkiller ever. Now I pop a gummy just about every Saturday night, or before a flight. As a whole it is enjoyable but for four or so hours I am pretty much useless. With booze I can still get some stuff done.
You might just not be affected by gummies, other edibles may work for you. If you’re in a legal state, tinctures and vape carts are a good way to experience it.
I’m like you in that edibles really don’t affect me (I’ve had close to a gram before I felt anything), but I enjoy microdosing with THC carts.
Maybe I’m not. I’m also on naltrexone (not for substance abuse) and I wonder if that mutes the effect.
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Ok I’ll buy more Cheerios lol.
Smoking weed or consuming cannabinoids and binge drinking are two completely different categories.
Alcohol is more unhealthy and potentially connected to social issues right from the drop, and regular binge drinking implies alcoholism as opposed to someone who might be consuming cannabis moderately.
In the end, taking cannabis and/or alcohol in moderation is perfectly ok for adults and shouldn’t be something that we consider taboo.
I don’t think that’s the right takeaway for this story. It’s not meant to be a comparison between the activities. The fact that there’s a marked rise in all of these categories, though, is still a concern, because they’re all unhealthy habits which point to a larger societal issue at hand.
I wonder what could be causing that?
