The fewest number of U.S. teens and tweens in 25 years are currently using tobacco products.
According to the 2024 National Youth Tobacco Survey, only 8 percent of middle and high school students — or 2.25 million — reported using any tobacco products in the past 30 days. As recently as 2019, 23 percent, or just over 6 million, had reported current tobacco use, driven almost entirely by e-cigarette use, at 20 percent.
E-cigarettes are still the most popular choice, used by 6 percent of middle and high school students in 2024, researchers report October 17 in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Nicotine pouches — a product that releases
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