CBD’s reputation still lingers somewhere between yoga studios and grandparents’ medicine cabinets.
College students did not get that memo.
According to a new, large-scale study from the University of Georgia, nearly half of college students have tried CBD, and close to one in three use it at least once a month. The reasons are familiar to anyone who has ever pulled an all-nighter, juggled classes with a job, or stared at the ceiling at 3 a.m., wondering why sleep will not happen.
Anxiety. Stress. Sleep.
And yes, friends offering it at a party.
The biggest CBD study on college students so far
The research, published in the peer-reviewed journal Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy, surveyed 4,183 undergraduate students, making it the largest study ever conducted on CBD use among college students.
Here’s what the researchers found:
48% of students reported trying CBD at least once
29% said they use CBD monthly or more
Nearly one in five said CBD helped them fall asleep or sleep better
Edibles were the most popular form
College-aged men were more likely than women to try and regularly use CBD
CBD use was strongly linked to both general anxiety and social anxiety, according to the study’s regression models.
In other words, students were not just experimenting. Many were using CBD intentionally.
“We forget how anxious college actually is”
Lead author Jennie Pless, a doctoral student in UGA’s School of Social Work, says the findings reflect something older generations often overlook.
“People look back on college as a time of fun and freedom, and we sort of forget the anxiety that can come with it,” Pless said in a video interview. “We have students who are taking on a whole new world. They’re living on their own for the first time, working jobs, managing …
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Author: Javier Hasse / High Times
