80% surge in high-nicotine vaping among US 18-24 year olds since 2017
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That’s kind of a ridiculuous point in time to draw comprisons to. If I’m recalling correctly that was right around the time the smaller devices became mainstream and there was a huge explosion in teen use that caused a wave of litigation
If you look at the data starting from 2022, vape use (and in fact all all nicotine product use including pouches) has been in heavy decline among youths (per FDA)
Personally I would be more interested to see how many kids are vaping now VS how many kids were smoking cigarettes 20 years ago.
(Per CDC)
Highschoolers who reported smoking at any point Highschoolers who report current use
1991: 70% 28%
2005 54% 23%
(Per FDA)
Youth use of any tobacco product (cigarettes, vapes, pouches, etc.)
2022: 11.3% 2025: 7.2%
Just a quick stitch of a few sources, not sure on the reliability or how well they carryover. But things especially in the last few years are moving in the right direction