September 6, 2024 – Half 1,000,000 fewer American youth reported utilizing e-cigarettes in 2024 in comparison with 2023, in response to new information from the Nationwide Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS) launched right this moment by the U.S. Meals and Drug Administration and the U.S. Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention. The nationally consultant information in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) presents findings on using e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches amongst U.S. youth, two classes of tobacco merchandise that the FDA and CDC carefully monitor, notably by way of their use and enchantment amongst youth.

NYTS is an annual school-based, self-administered survey of U.S. center faculty (grades 6-8) and highschool (grades 9-12) college students that was performed January 22 to Might 22, 2024. The findings confirmed a major decline within the variety of U.S. center faculty and highschool college students who reported present (previous 30 days) e-cigarette use—a decline from 2.13 million (7.7%) youth in 2023 to 1.63 million (5.9%) youth in 2024. This decline was largely pushed by decreased e-cigarette use amongst highschool college students (1.56 million to 1.21 million), with no statistically vital change in present e-cigarette use amongst highschool college students over the previous yr. The variety of youth utilizing e-cigarettes in 2024 is roughly one-third of what it was at its peak in 2019, when greater than 5 million youth reported present e-cigarette use.

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