Rate Of E-Cigarette Use Increased Fivefold Among Pregnant Adolescents From 2016 To 2021, Study Finds

Healio (12/15, Weldon) reported, “The rate of e-cigarette use increased more than fivefold among adolescents in late pregnancy from 2016 to 2021, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.” In the study, researchers “found that the weighted prevalence of exclusive e-cigarette use during late pregnancy increased from 0.8% in 2016 to 4.1% in 2021, whereas the prevalence of exclusive cigarette use decreased from 9.2% in 2017 to 3.2% in 2021.”

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— “E-cigarette use increases among pregnant adolescents,” Rose Weldon, Healio, December 15, 2023

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