DRAMATIC INCREASE SEEN IN TEEN VAPING.

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U.S. teens report a dramatic increase in their use of vaping devices in just a single year, with 37.3% of 12th-graders reporting "any vaping" in the past 12 months, compared to 27.8% in 2017. These findings come from the Monitoring the Future survey of a nationally representative sample of eighth-, 10th-, and 12th-graders in schools nationwide.

Reported use of vaping nicotine specifically in the 30 days prior to the survey nearly doubled among high school seniors from 11% in 2017 to 20.9% in 2018. Some 10.9% of eighth-graders say they vaped nicotine in the past year, and use is up significantly in virtually all vaping measures among eighth-, 10th-, and 12th-graders. Reports of past-year marijuana vaping also increased, at 13.1% for 12th-graders, up from 9.5%.

'Teens are clearly attracted to the marketable technology and flavorings seen in vaping devices; however, it is urgent that teens understand the possible effects of vaping on overall health; the development of the teen brain; and the potential for addiction," cautions Nora D. Volkow, M.D., director of the...