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1. How and why have attitudes about cannabis legalization changed so much?

Author

Felson, Jacob, Adamczyk, Amy, and Thomas, Christopher

Subjects
*MARIJUANA legalization, *PUBLIC opinion, *LIBERALS, *ATTITUDES toward drug abuse, *HEALTH attitudes
Abstract

Abstract Since the late 1990s public opinion about cannabis legalization has become drastically more liberal, and some states have begun to legalize cannabis for recreational use. Why have attitudes changed so much? Prior research has considered a few of the reasons for this change, but this is the first comprehensive and empirically-based study to consider the wide range of potential causes for how and why this happened. We use data from the General Social Survey, National Study of Drug Use and Health, and word searches from the New York Times. We find that attitudes largely liberalized via intracohort changes. Most Americans developed more liberal views, regardless of their race and ethnicity, gender, education, religious or political affiliation, or religious engagement. Changes in cannabis use have had minimal effects on attitudes, and legalization of cannabis has not prompted attitude change in neighboring states. As to root causes, evidence suggests that a decrease in religious affiliation, a decline in punitiveness, and a shift in media framing all contributed to changing attitudes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2019
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2. TRENDS IN DRUG USE AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS.

Subjects
DRUG abuse surveys, SUBSTANCE use of college students, TRENDS, YOUNG adult attitudes, ATTITUDES toward drug abuse, DRUG abuse
Abstract

The article examines the trends in drug use among college students in the U.S., according to the 2011 Monitoring the Future survey. It highlights the trends and the changing patterns in substance use by male and female college students and the effects of these changes on the overall prevalence rates for the college group. It also notes the difference between the college group and the noncollege group on the degree of substance usage levels in these subgroups.

Published
2011

3. THE SOCIAL CONTEXT.

Subjects
DRUG abuse surveys, SOCIAL context, SOCIAL influence, YOUNG adult attitudes, ATTITUDES toward drug abuse, DRUG abuse
Abstract

The article examines the social factors that influence the likelihood of drug use in young and middle adult populations in the U.S., according to the 2011 Monitoring the Future survey. It highlights the influential features of the social context including the peer groups' norms about drug use, the degree of exposure to drug use by peers, and the perceived availability of drugs. It also notes the correlation between the perceived social context and the actual context in terms of drug use.

Published
2011

4. PREVALENCE OF DRUG USE AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS.

Subjects
DRUG abuse surveys, SUBSTANCE use of college students, YOUNG adult attitudes, ATTITUDES toward drug abuse, SOCIAL context, DRUG abuse
Abstract

The article examines the prevalence of drug use among college students in the U.S., according to the 2011 Monitoring the Future survey. It highlights the changes in college drug use and the patterns of social influence associated with the use of drugs on other age groups. It also notes the age-related differences in point estimates of the direction and size of prevalence rates between college students and the noncollege population.

Published
2011

5. ATTITUDES AND BELIEFS ABOUT DRUGS AMONG YOUNG ADULTS.

Subjects
DRUG abuse surveys, TRENDS, YOUNG adult attitudes, ATTITUDES toward drug abuse, SOCIAL role change, DRUG abuse
Abstract

The article looks into the trends in the attitudes and beliefs associated with drug use held by young adults in the U.S., according to the 2011 Monitoring the Future survey. It highlights the changes in attitudes and beliefs about drugs and the perceived risks of drug use by the young adult populations in any given time period. It also notes the levels of perceived risk of harm associated with drug use and the differences in the extent to which young adults use various drugs.

Published
2011

6. TRENDS IN DRUG USE IN EARLY AND MIDDLE ADULTHOOD.

Subjects
DRUG abuse surveys, TRENDS, YOUNG adult attitudes, ATTITUDES toward drug abuse, SOCIAL role change, DRUG abuse
Abstract

The article examines the historical trends in drug use in early and middle adult populations in the U.S., according to the 2011 Monitoring the Future survey. It highlights the point estimates of drug use and attitudes of age groups covering early and middle adulthood and the behavioral changes in these individuals moving through adulthood. It also discusses the potential cohort effects and the pattern of age-related differences associated with drug use in different time periods.

Published
2011

7. PREVALENCE OF DRUG USE IN EARLY AND MIDDLE ADULTHOOD.

Subjects
DRUG abuse surveys, YOUNG adult attitudes, ATTITUDES toward drug abuse, SAMPLING (Process), DRUG abuse
Abstract

The article offers information on the prevalence of drug use in early and middle adult populations in the U.S., according to the 2011 Monitoring the Future survey. It highlights the estimates of drug use and attitudes of early post-high school individuals and the developmental changes in these age groups as they move through middle adulthood. It also discusses the age and cohort effects in different time periods and the pattern of age-related differences in drug use.

Published
2011

8. STUDY DESIGN AND PROCEDURES.

Subjects
DRUG abuse surveys, ATTITUDES toward drug abuse, SAMPLING (Process), DRUG abuse, SOCIAL role change, SOCIAL role
Abstract

The article discusses the study design and procedures in the 2011 Monitoring the Future (MTF) survey on drug use in the U.S. It provides an overview of the MTF study design to determine various conditions and behaviors associated with drug use in different age groups and subpopulations and the developmental changes in individuals, social roles, and environments. It also notes the sampling procedures and limitations in the MTF study based on the age segments and subgroups under assessment.

Published
2011

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