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Re:Are rich people meaner? Two teams find errors in each oth... by paulddraper on Friday October 13, 2017 @02:48PM (#15468298)
It depends how you define it.

Alcohol abuse is positively correlated with wealth. Tobacco, marijuana, and cocaine use is negatively correlated.

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Re:Are rich people meaner? Two teams find errors in each oth... by 24gttghh on Friday October 13, 2017 @03:34PM (#15468658)
Source? Marijauana use and alcohol use both seem to correlate positively with wealth, but Tobacco indeed appears to be a negative correlation. [0]

[0]https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3410945/

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Re:Are rich people meaner? Two teams find errors in each oth... by paulddraper on Friday October 13, 2017 @04:51PM (#15469144)
The study you cited is limited to young adults (18-23), which is a rather small segment. A more recent study with a wider population [1]:

> Poorer marijuana users smoking the most. Pot users profile closer to cigarette smokers than alcohol drinkers.

[1] http://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/14/study-poorer-marijuana-...

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