“We’re concerned with any tobacco product use among kids, and that includes nicotine pouches.
And of those who use nicotine pouches, more than 1 in 5 say they use them every day.
These flavors and targeted marketing are among the many factors that influence youth tobacco product use, CDC’s Kittner said at the briefing.
“The continued decline in e-cigarette use among our nation’s youth is a monumental public health win,” King said in a statement.
But we can’t rest on our laurels, as there’s still more work to do to further reduce youth e-cigarette use.”CNN’s Jacqueline Howard and Jen Christensen contributed to this report.
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” Deirdre Lawrence Kittner, “, ” Brian King, “ We’re, we’re, Richardson, ” Richardson, CDC’s Kittner, ”, Dr, Sanjay Gupta, ” King, ” CNN’s Jacqueline Howard, Jen Christensen
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CNN, US Centers for Disease Control, Food, Drug Administration’s Center for Tobacco Products, National Youth Tobacco Survey, CDC, FDA, Campaign, Tobacco, ” Health, CNN Health, US Department of Justice
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