Teen tobacco use falls to 25-year-low, CDC reports
- Tobacco product use among middle and high school students has fallen to a 25-year low, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
- The CDC reported that the number of students using at least one tobacco product decreased from 2.8 million in 2023 to 2.25 million this year.
- The CDC emphasizes the need for continued efforts to further reduce youth tobacco use despite the progress made.
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Teen smoking drops to lowest level in 25 years: CDC
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently released new numbers on teen smoking. It seems that progress is being made toward less young smokers, with the lowest numbers for this age group in 25 years reported. Researchers looked at data between 2023-2024 and found that middle and high school students who used any kind of tobacco product dropped 20%. The significant drop is mostly because of a decline in e-cigarette or vape use. In …
Vape and Cigarette tobacco use drops to 25-year low nationally
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Tobacco use among American teenagers is at a new low. The CDC and FDA announced teen tobacco use is now the lowest its been in the last 25 years. The number of teens who use any kind of tobacco has dropped from 2.8 million in 2023 to 2.2 million. Vaping specifically saw a big drop over the last year, from 2.1 million to 1.6 million. The CDC says teen cigarette smoking is very low now, at just 1.4% among teens in 2024. “Reachin…
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