Teen E-Cigarette Use Doubles Since 2017

Data from the 2019 Monitoring the Future Survey of 8th, 10th and 12th graders show alarmingly high rates of e-cigarette use compared to just a year ago, with rates doubling in the past two years. 

The Monitoring the Future Survey analyses the drug and alcohol use and related attitudes among adolescent students in the US.

The increase in e-cigarette use amongst young people is raising a concern about the potential lasting damage vaping can do to your lungs.

NIDA Director Dr. Nora D. Volkow says: "These products introduce the highly addictive chemical nicotine to these young people and their developing brains, and I fear we are only beginning to learn the possible health risks and outcomes for youth."

Parents are encouraged to have open conversations with their children about vaping and the potential harm it can cause.