At a glance, the latest National Youth Tobacco Survey results appear to be unequivocal good news. There was concern that declines in high school vaping were due to pandemic isolation and that rates would rise again; they actually fell from 14% to 10% last year. Youth smoking has all but disappeared.

Tobacco Product Use Among U.S. Middle and High School
This report describes findings from the 2023 National Youth
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