WASHINGTON - The number of American middle and high schoolers using e-cigarettes declined dramatically in 2020 compared to last year, an official report showed Wednesday.
The drop came after a large outbreak of e-cigarette linked lung disease last year, and after the US government made legal changes to curb youth vaping.
"Youth e-cigarette use remains an epidemic, and CDC is committed to supporting efforts to protect youth from this preventable health risk." Last year's outbreak of vaping-associated lung injury, which led to 2,700 hospitalizations and 60 deaths, could have been a deterrent.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention eventually identified Vitamin E acetate, an additive in certain illicit THC-vaping products, as a primary culprit.
E-cigarettes entered the US market in 2007 and have been the most commonly used tobacco product among American youths since 2014. Eighty-three percent of high school vapers reported using flavors and 74 percent of middle school vapers reported the same.
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