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2018 NATIONAL YOUTH TOBACCO SURVEY FINDS CAUSE FOR CONCERN Current e-cigarette use among middle and high school students increased alarmingly between 2017 and 2018. Here is a breakdown of the recent findings: SURGE IN YOUTH CURRENT E-CIGARETTE USE – 1.5 Million More Students Used E-Cigarettes in 2018 vs 2017 11.7% 20.8% 2017 2018 78 % Increase Among High School Students 4.9% 3.3% 2017 2018 48 % Increase Among Middle School Students AMONG HIGH SCHOOL CURRENT E-CIGARETTE USERS — Rise in Frequency and Use of Flavors in 2018 vs 20% in 2017 More Used E-Cigarettes on 20 or More Days 28 % in 2018 vs 61% in 2017 68 % More Used Flavored E-Cigarettes E-CIGARETTE USE SURGE LED TO UPTICK IN OVERALL TOBACCO USE — Reversing Previous Declines 0 10 20 Years Current Use of Any Tobacco Product Percentage of Students 30 2015 2016 2017 2018 High School Students 27.1% Middle School Students 7.2% Note: All numbers in this document are estimates. Sources: (1) Cullen KA, Ambrose BK, Gentzke AS, Apelberg BJ, Jamal A, King BA. Notes from the Field: Increase in use of electronic cigarettes and any tobacco product among middle and high school students — United States, 2011–2018. MMWR Morbid Mortal Wkly Rep. 2018;67(45). (2) Wang TW, Gentzke A, Sharapova S, Cullen KA, Ambrose BK, Jamal A. Tobacco product use among middle and high school students — United States, 2011-2017. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2018;67(22). CTP-116 Last Updated November 2018 CENTER FOR TOBACCO PRODUCTS www.fda.gov/tobacco @FDATobacco facebook.com/FDA
