More than 1 in 10 high school seniors use hemp-derived drug

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A report released Tuesday indicates that 11.2% of high school seniors use delta-8, a product that mimics the high produced by marijuana.

Officials said the number may be underestimated as it only counted teens actively attending school. Constant absenteeism is a known risk factor for drug use, officials said. According to the FDA, there were 2,362 exposure cases of delta-8 THC products reported between Jan. 1, 2021, and Feb. 28, 2022. Of those, 40% involved unintentional exposure to delta-8, and 82% of these unintentional exposures affected pediatric patients. The FDA reported that 70% of the cases involved medical evaluation.

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