More High School Students Are Using E-Cigarettes, Study Finds
- Some 14% of high school students report vaping, up from 13%
- Advocacy group calls for the banning of flavored e-cigarettes
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More high school students are using e-cigarettes, despite government attempts to crack down on vaping, according to a new survey published Thursday.
The National Youth Tobacco Survey, which polled more than 28,000 students from 341 schools, showed 14.1% of high schoolers reporting using e-cigarettes in the last month. That is up from last year’s results, which had 13.4% of high schoolers who said the used e-cigarettes.