Vaping remained popular among teens across the United States in 2019, according to a new report, and there were significant increases in vaping of marijuana by eighth, 10th and 12th graders.
The annual report, Monitoring the Future, from the University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research, found that while prescription opioid misuse, tobacco cigarettes smoking and alcohol use have declined among teens, the use of e-cigarettes continues to climb.
Dr. Sanjay Gupta talks to teens about vaping dangers 06:31For the first time, the survey measured the daily vaping of marijuana and found that 3.5% of 12th graders, 3% of 10th graders and 0.8% of eighth graders reported vaping marijuana daily.The findings come at the same time as an outbreak of vaping-related lung injuries in the United States, with most of the cases associated with THC-containing vape products.
What are people vaping? 02:07"Now we're seeing it on a daily basis," said Stanton Glantz, a professor of medicine and director of the University of California, San Francisco's Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education, who was not involved in the new report.He called the report"important" and the findings"very concerning.
"We also should double down our efforts on the other adolescent addictions to ensure they continue to decrease," Benjamin said."The recently agreed upon increase to age 21 for both combustible tobacco and e-cigarettes included in the appropriations bill being voted on this week is an additional needed step.
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