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Current tobacco product use among U.S. middle and high school students has dropped to the lowest recorded level in 25 years.

Youth E-Cigarette Use Drops to Lowest Level in a Decade

A study released today (attached) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimated that more than 2 million U.S. middle and high school students reported currently using e-cigarettes

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in collaboration with various partners, released two papers today in Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) highlighting recent changes in U.S. e-cigarette use and sales.

Yet 3.6 million middle and high school students still use tobacco products

The number of middle and high school students who say they are current tobacco users - defined as having used a tobacco product in the past 30 days - dropped from 4.7 million in 2015 to 3.9 million in 2016, according to new data published by the

Almost 23 percent of high school students currently use a tobacco product, according to new data published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in today's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).

Although births to younger teens aged 15 to 17 years have declined, they still represent over a quarter of teen births - nearly 1,700 births a week, according to this month's Vital Signs by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Although births to younger teens aged 15 to 17 years have declined, they still represent over a quarter of teen births - nearly 1,700 births a week, according to this month's Vital Signs.