By the Numbers: Teen Vaping
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Recent reports of teens suffering lung damage from vaping warranted a look at teen-vaping trends. Upon the release of a national survey on the subject in December, U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams officially declared e-cigarette use among youth an “epidemic” and added, “I don’t use that word lightly.”
10.9
Percentage of 10th-graders who reported vaping nicotine in 2018.
13.1
Percentage of 12th-graders who reported vaping marijuana in 2018.
13.7
Percentage of teen vapers who report not knowing what is in their e-cig.
25.7
Percentage of 12th-graders who reported vaping “just flavoring” in 2018.
30.7
Percentage of teen nicotine vapers who start smoking within six months.
37.3
Percentage of 12th-graders who reported vaping in 2018. That compares to 27.8 percent in 2017.
45.7
Percentage of eighth-graders who perceived that it was relatively easy to obtain vaping materials.
66.6
Percentage of 10th-graders who perceived that it was relatively easy to obtain vaping materials.
80.5
Percentage of 12th-graders who perceived that it was relatively easy to obtain vaping materials.
Sources: 2018 Monitoring the Future survey, nih.gov; drugabuse.gov