Tobacco product use among middle and high school students has dropped to a 25-year low, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday.
Female students reported the biggest decline in use across the board, and Hispanic students also reported a drop in use of any tobacco product.
Evidence-based strategies, including price increases, media campaigns and smoke-free policies, are likely part of what caused tobacco product use to drop, according to the agencies.
E-cigarettes continue to be the most used among students who reported tobacco product use, at 5.9%, but nicotine pouches are now the second-most commonly used tobacco product, at 1.8%, followed by cigarettes at 1.4%.
Zyn was the most-popular nicotine pouch brand, at 68.7%, compared with the next most-popular brand On at 14.2%.
Persons:
We're, Brian King, Deirdre Lawrence Kittner, Zyn, Philip Morris
Organizations:
Centers for Disease Control, U.S . Food, Drug Administration, CDC, FDA, National Youth Tobacco Survey, FDA's Center for Tobacco Products, Philip, Philip Morris International
Locations:
New York City, U.S, Colorado
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