December 19, 2025
1 in 5 young adults in the US use cannabis or alcohol to fall asleep
Pre-rolled marijuana joints are pictured at Sea of Green Farms in Seattle, Washington, U.S., June 30, 2014. — Reuters More than one in five Americans aged 19 to 30 say they use cannabis, alcohol or both to fall asleep, according to new data from the University of Michigan’s Monitoring the Future (MTF). The strategy, the researchers warn, can backfire by disrupting sleep quality and the ability to stay asleep over time. The study found that 22% of young adults reported using cannabis, alcohol, or both as a sleep aid. Using cannabis to sleep was much more common than alcohol: around




