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2019
STARTED IN
20+
COMMUNITY
EVENTS
6200+
SHARED WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS
$5000
GRANT
AWARDED
1 in 4
More than 1 in 4 (26.3%) of current youth e-cigarette users use an e-cigarette product daily
1 in 3
More than 1 in 3 (38.4%) youth e-cigarette users report using e-cigarettes at least 20 of the last 30 days.
1.6 Million
7.8% (1.21 million) high school students and 3.5% (410,000) middle school students reported current use of e-cigarettes
87.6%
More than 8 out of 10 current e-cigarette users (87.6%) used flavored e-cigarettes.
The Numbers
Behind the
Smoke
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“The problem is vaping - it's really become even more popular than cigarettes used to be.”
High School Teacher, Pennsylvania
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“Cigarettes are nonexistent, but kids aren’t getting caught like they used to because there’s no smoke smell. Now, bathrooms just reek of mango, papaya, and piña colada - that’s the only evidence.”
High School Teacher, Pennsylvania
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“I definitely see some middle schoolers that are actually addicted to nicotine now, to the point where they're trying to sneak it in (school) and they get caught. They get this sort of desperation about them, because they know they're going to be struggling.”
Middle School-Based Psychologist, Minnesota
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In 2024, 1.63 million middle and high schoolers reported current e-cigarette use, with nearly 40% of young e-cigarette users reporting frequent use and 26% reporting daily use.
(Truth Initiative Press Release Sept 4, 2025 )
[Original source: https://truthinitiative.org/press/press-release/its-everywhere-middle-and-high-school-educators-sound-alarm-pervasive-daily]