Tobacco cigarette consumption reached its lowest level yet recorded by the annual survey: only 1.4% of students reported that they currently smoke, compared to 1.6% last year.
The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) they highlighted the decrease in tobacco products in general within the youth population, which they attributed to factors such as price increases, media campaigns and comprehensive smoke-free policies which include electronic cigarettes.
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“Reach the lowest level in 25 years of tobacco product use among youth It is an extraordinary milestone for public health“, said Deirdre Lawrence Kittnerdirector of the CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health.
“However, with more than two million young people using tobacco products and certain groups where we do not see a decrease in consumption, our mission is far from complete“he added.
The nicotine pouches surpassed cigarettes in terms of popularity among young people in the United States, reducing the consumption of tobacco products to a 25-year low, according to official data published Thursday. The bags were used by 1.8% of all students in the country in 2024, up from 1.5% in 2023according to the CDC. The same They are placed under the lip so that nicotine enters directly into the bloodstream.
Electronic cigarettes remain at the top
These numbers make them the second most popular product after electronic cigaretteswhich have led consumption in this segment for eleven years and today are used by 5.9% of young people.
Although nicotine pouches were introduced a decade ago and are legally restricted to people 21 and older, they have become a youth trend, promoted on social media by “Zynfluencers“, a play on words with the name of the best-selling brand, Zyn.
In 2024, 2.25 million high school students (usually ages 11 to 18) reported current use of a tobacco product – defined as use on one or more days in the last 30 days – versus 2.8 million in 2023.
The use of electronic cigarettes fell to 1.63 million young people, compared to 2.13 million the previous year, while the use of hookah fell drastically: from 290,000 last year, to 190,000 young people this year. In turn, Tobacco cigarette consumption reached its lowest level yet recorded by the annual survey: only 1.4% of students reported that they currently smoke, compared to 1.6% last year.
Source: Ambito