More than 2.5 million middle and high school students in the United States reported current use of a tobacco product in 2021, according to results from the National Youth Tobacco Survey that were published Thursday in MMWR.
Karen Hacker, MD, MPH, director of the CDC’s National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, said the report provided “critical insights” on tackling the issue of tobacco among youth.
“Youth use of tobacco products is unsafe in any form — combustible, smokeless, or electronic,” Hacker said in a press release. “This