Notes from the Field: E-cigarette and Nicotine Pouch Use among Middle and High School Students - Uni

Park-Lee E, Jamal A, Cowan H, Sawdey MD, Cooper MR, Birdsey J, West A, Cullen KA.
Notes from the Field: E-cigarette and Nicotine Pouch Use among Middle and High School Students - United States, 2024
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2024 Sep 5;73(35):774-778. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7335a3. PMID: 39236021; PMCID: PMC11376506.

Current e-cigarette use among U.S. youth has declined considerably since 2019; however, approximately 2.13 million youths used e-cigarettes in 2023 (1). As sales of nicotine pouches (small, dissolvable, flavored pouches containing nicotine derived from tobacco that users place in the mouth between the lip and gum) have continued to rise nationally since 2016, their use among U.S. youths has become concerning (2,3). All pouches and most e-cigarettes contain nicotine, which is highly addictive and can harm the developing adolescent brain (4,5).

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