© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Flavored e-cigarette products are seen on a store shelf in Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S., June 23, 2022. REUTERS/Arriana Mclymore/File Photo
The annual National Youth Tobacco Survey from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration described the change for middle school students as not being statistically significant. In total, about 22.2% of the surveyed or 6.2 million high school and middle school students reported using any type of tobacco product, and 10% reported currently using one.
“Findings from this report underscore the threat that commercial tobacco product use poses to the health of our nation’s youth." "It is terrific news for our nation’s health that e-cigarette use among high school students fell sharply this year," said Yolonda Richardson, CEO of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids.