New MMWR: Tobacco Product Use Among U.S. Middle and High School Students

CDC and the FDA analyzed data from the 2023 National Youth Tobacco Survey to assess tobacco product use patterns among U.S. middle school. In 2023, 10.0% of middle and high school students reported current tobacco product use.

A new MMWR report found that from 2022 to 2023, current e-cigarette use among high school students declined from 14.1% to 10.0%. E-cigarettes remained the most commonly used tobacco product among youths. Among middle school and high school students who currently use e-cigarettes, 25.2% used e-cigarettes daily, and 89.4% used flavored e-cigarettes. Youth use of tobacco products, in any form, is unsafe.