The FDA announced this week that youth e-cigarette use in the US has dropped to its lowest level in a decade! This decline is encouraging news and, according to the FDA, largely attributed to ‘comprehensive federal and state efforts to reduce tobacco use among adolescents, including education campaigns and regulations that limit access to e-cigarettes’.
Nationally, the percentage of high school students who reported current e-cigarette use dropped from 14% in 2022 to 10.6% in 2023… inching closer to the Healthy People 2030 goal of reducing adolescent e-cigarette use to 10% or lower.
Results from the Annual National Youth Tobacco Survey | FDA
In Arizona, about 16% of high school students reported using e-cigarettes in 2023’ Youth Risk Behavior Survey. The downward national trend is a step in the right direction, reflecting the impact of ongoing state and local measures, including tobacco-free policies and youth prevention initiatives.
To continue this progress, it’s crucial to support policies that limit the availability of e-cigarettes and educate young people about the risks by focusing on comprehensive tobacco control policies and community education initiatives.
