More than 3 million Youth Reported Using a Tobacco Product in 2022

A study released last week from the FDA and the CDC found that 3.08 million (11.3%) U.S. middle and high school students reported current use of any tobacco product in 2022, which includes 2.51 million (16.5%) high school students and 530,000 (4.5%) middle school students. E-cigarettes—for the ninth consecutive year—were the most commonly used tobacco product among all students (2.55 million), followed by cigars, cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, hookah, nicotine pouches, heated tobacco products, and pipe tobacco. Many factors contribute to youth tobacco product use, including flavors, marketing, and misperceptions of harm. Most youth who use tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, want to quit.