The New York Times (11/2, Jewett) reports, “The number of high school students who reported using e-cigarettes fell to 10 percent in the spring of this year from 14 percent last year, according to the results of an annual survey released on Thursday by federal health agencies.” However, “vaping rose slightly among middle school students, to 4.6 percent this year from 3.3 percent in 2022.” Meanwhile, “the use of traditional cigarettes among high school students remained at a record low of less than 2 percent.”
The AP (11/2, Stobbe, Perrone) reports the survey also found “nearly 90% of the students who vape used flavored products, with fruit and candy flavors topping the list.” Over the past “three years, federal and state laws and regulations have banned nearly all teen-preferred flavors from small, cartridge-based e-cigarettes, like Juul.” However, “the FDA has still struggled to regulate the sprawling vaping landscape, which now includes hundreds of brands sold in flavors like gummy bear and watermelon.”
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