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Approximately 2.55 Million Students Reported Currently Using a Tobacco Product in 2021

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The 2021 National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS) was conducted among U.S. middle and high school students during the COVID-19 pandemic and revealed that youth tobacco use remains a serious public health concern. About 2.55 million U.S. middle and high school students reported current (past 30-day) use of a tobacco product in 2021, according to new … Continue reading Approximately 2.55 Million Students Reported Currently Using a Tobacco Product in 2021 →

Tobacco Product Use Down Among Youths in 2020

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A report out today from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in collaboration with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), found that current tobacco product use declined among U.S. middle and high school students from 2019 to 2020-driven by decreases in e-cigarette, cigar, and smokeless tobacco use. However, the National Youth Tobacco Survey … Continue reading Tobacco Product Use Down Among Youths in 2020 →

50.6 Million U.S. Adults Currently Use Tobacco Products

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Findings from a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report released today show that approximately 1 in 5 U.S. adults reported currently using a tobacco product in 2019, with about 80% of those adults reporting that they use combustible products such as cigarettes.

6.2 Million middle and high school students used tobacco products in 2019

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About 6.2 million U.S. middle and high school students were current (past 30-day) users of some type of tobacco product in 2019, according to new National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS) data released in today’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.