Geoffrey Branger 11:50 a.m., December 26, 2022
According to a survey by the French Observatory of Drugs and Addictive Trends and Public Health France, the profile of cannabis smokers continues to evolve.
Their average age has increased, from 25 years old in the early 90s to 33 years old today, as have their uses, which are "not perceived as an addiction", underlines a specialist.
The joint smoker is not the rebellious teenager that many imagine... The French Observatory of Drugs and Addictive Tendencies and Public Health France have just published a survey.
In particular, we learn that the profile of cannabis smokers is far from what one might imagine.
Already, the average age of cannabis smokers has increased significantly in recent years: 25 years in 1992, 33 years today.
Change of uses
"What we observe is a lower consumption among those under 25, while beyond 35-40 years, we have seen users appear who had consumed in the 2000s", explains Stanislas Spilka , head of statistical surveys at the OFDT and co-author of the study.
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We also learn that customs have changed.
Cannabis is consumed like some drink a glass of wine in the evening.
"The consumption of thirties and beyond is not perceived as an addiction or as a disruptor on a personal, professional and psychological level", analyzes Amine Benyamina, head of the addictology department at the Paul-Brousse hospital in Villejuif .
"It's clearly a product that, in their minds, can be categorized as tobacco, wine, spirits and other aperitifs from time to time."
Despite this decline in consumption among young people, France remains the European country where 15-34 year olds smoke the most cannabis.