1 in 4 high school seniors vaped in the last month.
One in four high-school seniors has used a vaping product within the last month — a number that becomes alarming in light of the recent outbreak of a mysterious vaping-related illness that has killed 12 Americans and sickened several hundred more.
As for what they are vaping, most 10th and 12th-graders and college students report using nicotine products, with eighth-graders saying that they mostly vaped cartridges with only flavoring. In fact, vaping just flavors was pretty common among 10th and 12th-graders, too , and the younger vapers reported using flavoring-only cartridges more than marijuana cartridges.
Younger U.S. adults were also less likely to think that vaping is dangerous in a 2018 survey, which found that only one-fifth those ages 18 to 30 believed it was “very harmful to health,” compared with 40% of adults ages 30 to 64, and 48% of those 65 and older. But eight in 10 of these young adults said smoking traditional cigarettes was harmful.
On Friday, the CDC said most of the patients suffering the severe lung disease had used cannabis products containing THC. Both the CDC and the FDA are recommending that people avoid THC-containing vaping products, and the CDC also suggests that vapers consider “refraining from using” e-cigarettes and other vaping products.
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