Teen drug use plummet since COVID, but overdoses rise—how California’s numbers stack up

Fewer teenagers are using drugs after rates precipitously dropped during the COVID-19 pandemic, but overdose rates are on the rise as fentanyl becomes more common.

Substance Use Treatment Facilities examined data from the University of Michigan’s Monitoring the Future survey and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to determine how teen drug use varies by state and how it has changed over time.