Tobacco Product Use Among Middle and High School Students — National Youth Tobacco Survey, United States, 2024

Use of tobacco products in any form is unsafe, and nearly all tobacco product use begins during adolescence.CDC and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) analyzed data from the 2024 National Youth Tobacco Survey to determine tobacco product use among U.S. middle school (grades 6-8) and high school (grades 9-12) students.In 2024, current (previous 30-day) use of any tobacco product was reported by 10.1% of high school students (representing 1.58 million students) and 5.4% of middle school students (representing 640,000 students).Among all students, e-cigarettes were the most commonly reported tobacco product currently used (5.9%), followed by nicotine pouches (1.8%), cigarettes (1.4%), cigars (1.2%), smokeless…

• CF
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• NC
  National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion