CDC: 1 in 3 teens use tobacco or e-cigarettes in some form

Thursday, December 5, 2019
ATLANTA, Ga. (WPVI) -- Despite concerns about their safety, it doesn't appear teens are turning away from e-cigarettes and fresh numbers from the government show just how prevalent tobacco use is.
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Unfortunately, the new report from the CDC says about one in three high schoolers, and one in eight middle schoolers has used some tobacco product in the past month, whether it's e-cigarettes, tobacco cigarettes, hookahs, or pipe tobacco.

For the sixth year in a row, e-cigarettes are the most commonly used form.

Unfortunately, 28 percent of middle and high schoolers don't think there's any harm in e-cigarettes if they're not used every day.
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The CDC says nearly 3,000 people have been hospitalized with vaping-related illness and 48 people have died from it.
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