Young people are choosing marijuana before cigarettes and alcohol

New research shows that the percentage of 12- to 21-year-olds who start using marijuana before other substances has increased significantly over the past decade
THUNDER BAY – HEALTH – More young people are turning to marijuana as their first substance of choice, rather than smoking cigarettes or drinking alcohol. This pattern is especially prevalent among young men of specific racial and ethnic groups in the US, according to Brian Fairman of the National Institute of Child Healt