NEW YORK (AP) — Fewer high school students are vaping this year, the government reported Thursday.
In a survey, 10% of high school students said they had used electronic cigarettes in the previous month, down from 14% last year.
Use of any tobacco product— including cigarettes and cigars — also fell among high schoolers, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report.
— About 1 in 10 middle and high school students said they recently had used a tobacco product.
There was a slight increase in middle schools students who said they had used at least one tobacco product in the past month, while that rate fell among high school students.
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