Teen tobacco use in the United States hit a 25-year low, driven by a sharp decline in vaping, a new analysis by the Centers for Disease Control and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said.
Almost all tobacco product use starts during adolescence, according to the CDC. While teen tobacco use is declining, health officials warned that their work is not done.
The estimated number of middle and high school students who used at least one tobacco product, including cigarettes, electronic cigarettes and nicotine pouches, currently (in the past 30 days) went from 2.8 million in 2023 to 2.25 million this year, according to an analysis published Thursday by the CDC.
The CDC and the FDA analyzed data from the 2024 National Youth Tobacco Survey, which was collected from January 22 to May 22, 2024, and included responses from 29,861 middle and high school students at 283 schools.
The record-low numbers are largely driven by the drop in high…
