2022 survey shows youth e-cigarette epidemic remains a serious public health threat

Over 2.5 million teens use e-cigarettes with nearly half (46%) of high schoolers who vape doing so on a frequent basis, putting a new generation at risk for a lifetime of nicotine addiction.

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Here are several disproportionally affected populations who will benefit if menthol cigarettes are removed from the market.

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New data show 2.5 million youth and young adults started using e-cigarettes since FDA missed the court-ordered deadline to remove unreviewed products from the market

A new analysis from Truth Initiative shows the high cost of the FDA’s inaction, estimating that nearly 2.5 million youth and young adults (15-24 years old) have started using e-cigarettes for the first time following the missed deadline.

Multi-million-dollar JUUL settlement is an opportunity to accelerate progress to end youth vaping through proven-effective youth prevention education and quitting programs

With this imminent major victory against JUUL, there is a tremendous opportunity to accelerate and amplify successes like these through the deployment of programs that work.

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New Truth Initiative data show 2.5 million youth and young adults started using e-cigarettes since FDA missed the September 9, 2021, court-ordered deadline to remove unreviewed products from the market

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