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Pot is way cooler than Meth according to a annual survey by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

Nearly 7 percent of Americans aged 12 or older used marijuana in 2010, according to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, released Thursday. That is 3 million more users than earlier in the decade. Among 12- to 17-year-olds, 7.4% reported having used marijuana in the past month, which is about the same as last year.

At the same time, overall meth use has plunged by about half with the number of past-month users declining from 731,000 in 2006 to 353,000 in 2010.

The annual survey also found declines from 2009 in tobacco use and binge drinking among teens.

[source USA TODAY]

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