E-cigarette Use Among Middle and High School Students — United States, 2020

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• Personal Author:
  Wang, Teresa W. ; Neff, Linda J. ; Park-Lee, Eunice ; Ren, Chunfeng ; Cullen, Karen A. ; King, Brian A.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (U.S.)Office on Smoking and Health. ; Center for Tobacco Products (United States Food and Drug Administration)
• Description:
  The use of any tobacco product by youths is unsafe, including electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) (1). Most e-cigarettes contain nicotine, which is highly addictive, can harm the developing adolescent brain, and can increase risk for future addiction to other drugs (1). E-cigarette use has increased considerably among U.S. youths since 2011 (1,2). Multiple factors have contributed to this increase, including youth-appealing flavors and product innovations (1–3). Amid the widespread use of e-cigarettes and popularity of certain products among youths, on February 6, 2020, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) implemented a policy prioritizing enforcement against the manufacture, distribution, and sale of certain unauthorized flavored prefilled pod or cartridge-based e-cigarettes (excluding tobacco or menthol).*
  
  CDC and FDA analyzed nationally representative data from the 2020 National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS),† a cross-sectional, school-based, self-administered survey of U.S. middle school (grades 6–8) and high school (grades 9–12) students conducted during January 16–March 16, 2020.§ The NYTS study protocol was approved by the CDC institutional review board. Current (past 30-day) e-cigarette use was assessed, overall and by device¶ and flavor** type. Weighted prevalence estimates and population totals†† were calculated. Analyses were conducted using SAS-callable SUDAAN (version 11.0.3; RTI International).
  
  Suggested citation for this article: Wang TW, Neff LJ, Park-Lee E, Ren C, Cullen KA, King BA. E-cigarette Use Among Middle and High School Students — United States, 2020. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. ePub: 9 September 2020
  
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• Subjects:
  Adolescent Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems Smoking Students Tobacco Products
• Source:
  MMWR: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2020; v. 69 Early Release
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  3 pdf pages
• Volume:
  69
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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