New data show that more than 2.5 million middle and high school students in the U.S. report using e-cigarettes, and the FDA has announced additional steps it is taking to help curb the pervasive use.
Maria Cooper, PhD, a health scientist at the FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products; and colleagues found that more than 25% of students who reported using e-cigarettes use them daily, while 42.3% reported using them on 20 or more of the past 30 days.
The researchers analyzed data from the 2022 National Youth Tobacco Survey — a cross-sectional, self-administered survey of middle and high