Gen Z this, Gen Z that. It seems the media can’t get enough of this plugged-in generation marked by rapid changes in technology and a whole lot of anxiety. Zoomers catch a lot of flack, and while some of it may be justified (like reports of Gen Z employees bringing their parents to work), I think there’s a lot we can learn from the second-youngest generation. Especially when it comes to their drug use.

Despite ongoing discourse about what truly qualifies as Gen Z, I’m sticking with Pew Research Center’s definition that considers Gen Z to be born in 1997 and onward. Some may argue that Gen Z begins a year earlier, but as a 1996 baby who remembers the dial-up tone and spent her formative years on Neopets, I’m taking a stance and declaring 1996 as the final millennial birth year.

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