Over 3 million middle and high school students in the U.S. reported current use of a tobacco product in 2022, according to a study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration.
Over 2.5 million of all students reported using one of the battery-powered devices that simulates tobacco smoking this year, such as Juuls and vapes, nearly on par with the over 2 million that disclosed current use of an e-cigarette in a similar survey from 2021. That number is down significantly from the estimated 3.6 million students who reported using an e-cigarette within the past 30 days in 2020.
"It’s clear we’ve made commendable progress in reducing cigarette smoking among our nation’s youth. However, with an ever-changing tobacco product landscape, there’s still more work to be done," said Brian King, director of the Food and Drug Administration's Center for Tobacco Products. A similar survey from the FDA and CDC in 2021 found that an estimated 2.06 million youths were currently using e-cigarettes. In 2020, an estimated 3.6 million middle and high school students disclosed current use of e-cigarettes with 80% reporting using a flavored product.
States and the federal government are working to reduce tobacco use among youth. In 2019, the federal minimum age for sale of tobacco products was raised from 18 to 21 years old.
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