Big Drop in Vaping Among American Students
2020-09-13
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1A U.S. government study has found that vaping rates among young students fell sharply this year.
2The drop comes after last year's sudden increase in vaping-related illnesses and deaths.
3The national survey, released this week, showed that just under 20 percent of high school students said they were recent users of e-cigarettes and other vaping products.
4Just 5 percent of middle school students said they had recently used them.
5That marks a big decrease from a similar survey in 2019.
6The earlier survey found nearly 28 percent of high school students and 11 percent of middle school students had recently vaped.
7The 2020 survey was carried out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in partnership with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
8About 20,000 American students took part in the survey from mid-January to mid-March.
9They were asked about the use of any vaping or tobacco products during the past month.
10While the number of students smoking cigarettes has reached all-time lows in recent years, the use of vaping products has exploded.
11Officials say the vaping increase was linked to popular e-cigarettes, like those made by Juul Labs of San Francisco.
12Earlier this year, the FDA barred some flavors from vaping devices mainly used by minors.
13And federal law now bans sales of all tobacco products and e-cigarettes to anyone under age 21.
14Public health experts have wondered if last year's sudden increase in vaping related illnesses may have caused some students to give up vaping.
15Most of the cases happened in August and September.
16By year's end, more than 2,600 illnesses and close to 60 deaths had been reported.
17Most of those who got sick said they had vaped mixtures containing THC.
18That is the substance in marijuana that produces a high.
19Health officials eventually centered their investigation on these THC products and on a chemical compound called vitamin E acetate, which had been added to some THC vaping liquids.
20Matt Myers of the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids said in a statement the survey showed a "meaningful drop" in teen vaping.
21But he criticized the Trump administration for not following through on a promise to ban all flavored e-cigarettes.
22The policy did not cover disposable e-cigarettes, which saw a big increase in this year's survey.
23"As long as any flavored e-cigarettes are left on the market, kids will get their hands on them and we will not solve this crisis," Myers said.
24I'm Bryan Lynn.
1A U.S. government study has found that vaping rates among young students fell sharply this year. The drop comes after last year's sudden increase in vaping-related illnesses and deaths. 2The national survey, released this week, showed that just under 20 percent of high school students said they were recent users of e-cigarettes and other vaping products. Just 5 percent of middle school students said they had recently used them. 3That marks a big decrease from a similar survey in 2019. The earlier survey found nearly 28 percent of high school students and 11 percent of middle school students had recently vaped. 4The 2020 survey was carried out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in partnership with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). 5About 20,000 American students took part in the survey from mid-January to mid-March. They were asked about the use of any vaping or tobacco products during the past month. 6While the number of students smoking cigarettes has reached all-time lows in recent years, the use of vaping products has exploded. Officials say the vaping increase was linked to popular e-cigarettes, like those made by Juul Labs of San Francisco. 7Earlier this year, the FDA barred some flavors from vaping devices mainly used by minors. And federal law now bans sales of all tobacco products and e-cigarettes to anyone under age 21. 8Public health experts have wondered if last year's sudden increase in vaping related illnesses may have caused some students to give up vaping. Most of the cases happened in August and September. By year's end, more than 2,600 illnesses and close to 60 deaths had been reported. 9Most of those who got sick said they had vaped mixtures containing THC. That is the substance in marijuana that produces a high. Health officials eventually centered their investigation on these THC products and on a chemical compound called vitamin E acetate, which had been added to some THC vaping liquids. 10Matt Myers of the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids said in a statement the survey showed a "meaningful drop" in teen vaping. But he criticized the Trump administration for not following through on a promise to ban all flavored e-cigarettes. The policy did not cover disposable e-cigarettes, which saw a big increase in this year's survey. 11"As long as any flavored e-cigarettes are left on the market, kids will get their hands on them and we will not solve this crisis," Myers said. 12I'm Bryan Lynn. 13The Associated Press reported this story. Hai Do adapted the story for Learning English. Bryan Lynn was the editor. 14________________________________________________________________ 15Words in This Story 16vape - v. to inhale or exhale vapor produced by electronic cigarettes or similar devices 17survey - n. an activity in which many people are asked questions in other to gather information about what most people do or think about 18disposable - adj. made to be used only once or only a few times