# Teen Substance Use Patterns Revealed | Los Angeles News

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/los-angeles-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7458113/teen-substance-use-patterns-revealed-los-angeles-news
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/los-angeles-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7458113/teen-substance-use-patterns-revealed-los-angeles-news.md
Podcast: [Los Angeles News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/los-angeles-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7458113)
Published: 2026-07-23T22:49:02+00:00
Episode link: https://sources.thednn.ai/b135bc92b1b86b55
Audio file: https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/976bf4e5-d29f-44d2-b4a0-ba5eb70035d4.mp3
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/los-angeles-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7458113/episodes/teen-substance-use-patterns-revealed-los-angeles-news
Duration seconds: 95

## Resource

Presented by The Plant Daddies — rare specimen trees, living art, and hand-carved limestone vessels and fountains for extraordinary spaces. Showrooms in Los Angeles and Irvine. Listeners of Los Angeles News Today receive 10% off with code LANEWS10. theplantdaddies.com/lanews New research from UC San Diego reveals that by age sixteen, 38% of teens have tried at least one substance—with alcohol, weed, and nicotine still leading the pack. Tracking over 11,000 kids from before age twelve through mid-teens, the study shows a surprising shift: while boys led in early experimentation, girls surpassed them by age thirteen, especially in nicotine use. By fourteen, girls were more likely than boys to use nicotine, cannabis, and alcohol—and nearly 15% of teens used two or more substances, most commonly nicotine and cannabis, with girls again leading after thirteen. The findings offer a clearer, nationwide snapshot of how teen substance use evolves, with major implications for brain development and long-term health. Listen in comfort: Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/b135bc92b1b86b55

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/los-angeles-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7458113/episodes/teen-substance-use-patterns-revealed-los-angeles-news/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/los-angeles-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7458113/teen-substance-use-patterns-revealed-los-angeles-news.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.