Youth e-cigarette use drops to lowest in a decade

Washington Examiner — The number of teenagers reporting to use electronic cigarettes has dramatically decreased this year, according to a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration. 

The report suggests that the surge in youth vaping that led to a regulatory crackdown in recent years has abated. “Youth e-cigarette use has dropped to its lowest level in a decade. That’s a big deal. And it’s no accident,” said Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra on Thursday. “It’s a hopeful sign that Americans have gotten wise to the risks of these products among youth and the marketing used by some to target our kids.”

From 2023 to 2024, the rate of e-cigarette use among middle school and high school students declined from 7.7% to 5.9%.

That’s an estimated 1.63 million this year, compared to 2.13 million in 2023, according to the National Youth Tobacco Survey administered annually by the CDC and FDA.

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