How Many People Vape?
- Total: During 2023-2024, current e-cigarette use among middle and high school students declined from 7.7% (2.13 million) to 5.9% (1.63 million). However, vaping increased to 15.5% among young adults in 2023 (CDC).
- Highest prevalence: Young adults aged 18 to 25 (14.1% or 4.7 million people) vaped the most, followed by adolescents aged 12 to 17 (5.2% or 1.4 million people), then by adults aged 26 or older (3.2% or 7.1 million people).
- Half of teens try to quit vaping
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Daily nicotine vaping doubled among U.S. teenagers since 2020. HealthDay reports a study found that “daily nicotine vaping nearly doubled between 2020 and 2024 among U.S. middle and high school students who use e-cigarettes.” According to the study, “the share of teen vapers who puff every day rose from 15% to nearly 29%.” Furthermore, “teens who vape daily also found it harder to quit their habit, researchers said. The percentage of daily vapers who unsuccessfully tried to quit rose from 28% to 53% during the same period.” The study was published in JAMA Network Open.
- Vaping nicotine vs. weed: Among people aged 12 or older who vaped any substance in the past month, 71.1% vaped nicotine, 40.1% vaped marijuana, and 19.2% vaped flavoring.
- A study published in Tobacco Control suggests that “teens and young adults who use cannabis may be significantly more likely to become regular tobacco users later on.” According to the study, “cannabis use among youth may be responsible for roughly 13% of new cases of regular tobacco use in the United States.” Researchers found that “among the younger respondents, age 12 to 17, 32.7% of those who used cannabis had become regular tobacco users by 2021, about 15 percentage points higher than their peers who did not use cannabis.”
Sources:
- National Youth Tobacco Survey, September 2024.
- CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, September 2024.
- SAMHSA National Survey on Drug Use and Health (released March 2023, based on 2021 data)
- On Nov. 2, 2023, the FDA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), released data from the 2023 National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS) on tobacco product use among U.S. youth.
- JAMA Network Open.
- Tobacco Control.
For more national stats, see the FDA page.
