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By the Numbers: Teen Vaping

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