Youth vaping levels at decade low: CDC, FDA

5.9% of middle and high school students used e-cigarettes in 2024
This was a decrease of 1.8% on the previous year
Nicotine pouch sales continued to grow

Updated: Sep 6, 2024 / 10:18 AM CDT

Discarded vapes litter a car park on July 3 2024 in Kingston on Thames ,England.

(NewsNation) — Vaping seems to be on a downward slope at a youth level.

According to a joint report from the CDC and FDA, rates of middle and high school students using e-cigarettes dipped to the lowest in a decade.

While still the most used tobacco product among youths in the United States, 1.63 million middle and high school students (5.9%) indulged in e-cigarettes in 2024, compared to 2.13 million (7.7%) in 2023.

Specifically among high school students, e-cigarette usage dropped from 10% to 7.8%. As for nicotine pouch use, sales grew, continuing an upward trajectory since 2016.

However, there was no marked difference in nicotine pouch usage among the demographic. Of the 1.4% of students who did use, 29.3% reported frequent use, while 22.4% of owners used pouches daily.

“Continued surveillance of youth tobacco product use patterns and implementation of comprehensive tobacco control strategies, regulations, and enforcement are important for preventing and reducing tobacco product use by youths and associated adverse health outcomes, including a potential lifetime of nicotine addiction,” the report read.