Source: Health Policy Institute of Ohio
To curb the rising use of e-cigarettes among children, U.S. Surgeon General Vice Adm. Jerome M. Adams has sent out a public warning about the risks of vaping (Source: “Surgeon General Issues Warning about E-Cigarette ‘Epidemic’,” UPI, December 18, 2018).
Past 30-day e-cigarette use among high school students grew by more than 75%, and within the middle school ranks by 50%, between 2017 and 2018, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration’s National Youth Tobacco Survey. That includes more than 37% of high school seniors.
The latest release from the Ohio Health Issues Poll found that 45% of Ohioans ages 18 to 29 have tried e-cigarettes and 23% of Ohio adults overall have tried them.