A new government report shows fewer high school students are vaping. About 10% of high school students said they had used electronic cigarettes in the previous month. That's down from 14% from the same survey conducted last year. Fewer high schools students also smoked cigarettes and cigars.
FILE - Varieties of disposable flavored electronic cigarette devices manufactured by EB Design, formerly known as Elf Bar, are displayed at a store in Pinecrest, Fla., Monday, June 26, 2023. A report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023, shows fewer high school students are vaping. About 10% of high school students said they used electronic cigarettes in the previous month, down from 14% from the same survey conducted last year.
This year’s survey involved more than 22,000 students who filled out an online questionnaire last spring. The agency considers the annual survey to be its best measure of youth smoking trends. — About 1 in 10 middle and high school students said they recently had used a tobacco product. That translates to 2.8 million U.S. kids.