MDH: 2020 Youth Tobacco Survey show 1 in 5 MN high school students are using e-cigs
By Minnesota News Network|2021-02-24T05:50:33-06:00February 24th, 2021|
One in five Minnesota high school students are using e-cigarettes–that’s according to new data from the 2020 Minnesota Youth Tobacco Survey. And Laura Oliven with the state Health Department says the report…
“Found a whopping 70% of students who used e-cigarettes in the past 30 days showed signs of e-cigarette dependence and that is very concerning.”
The new Minnesota data also shows about four in five Minnesota students reported that the first tobacco product they ever tried was flavored. The Minnesota Youth Tobacco Survey (MYTS) has been conducted by the Minnesota Department of Health since 2000 to provide information about the commercial tobacco use of young people and to design and evaluate prevention efforts.
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One in five Minnesota high school students are using e-cigarettes, according to a new survey from the state health department a statistic public health officials say shows youth vaping remains a serious challenge for the state.
Minnesota teens are still vaping at a very high rate
The majority of youth e-cig users report signs of nicotine dependence, MDH says.
Author:
Public health efforts to slow e-cigarette use in Minnesota teens appear to be working, but teens are still vaping at very high rates, including a marked rise in teens vaping marijuana.
That s according to the Minnesota Department of Health s 2020 Minnesota Youth Tobacco Survey, which found one in five high school students use e-cigarettes and more than 70% of middle and high schoolers who vape report signs of nicotine dependence.
Last year s survey suggests public health efforts have slowed the rapid growth of e-cigarette use that s happened in recent years, with the report noting e-cigarette use held steady in 2020 compared to 2017.