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Vaping rates in middle school are on a slightly different trajectory CDC data also shows that vaping among middle schoolers has climbed from 3.3% in 2022 to 4.6% in 2023.
The regulations are addressed at youth vaping in Australia, where about 22% of 18-24 year-olds reported using e-cigarettes or vaping devices at least once, data last year showed.
The prevalence of cigarette smoking by college students increased through the 1990s, but has since leveled off and seen decreases in recent years. [4] Education on the dangers of cigarettes is seen as a leading cause for this decrease. This activity is being seen as less socially acceptable than it was in the past. [4]
In Australia the prevalence of smoking is in decline, with figures from the 2011-12 Australian Health Survey showing 18% of the population to be current smokers, [21] a decline from 28% in 1989–90. [22] Among the indigenous population, the rate was much higher: 50% of men and 44% of women reported being current smokers in 2007–08. [23]
Critics of vaping bans state that vaping is a much safer alternative to smoking tobacco products and that vaping bans incentivize people to return to smoking cigarettes. [331] For example, critics cite the British Journal of Family Medicine in August 2015 which stated, "E-cigarettes are 95% safer than traditional smoking."
Smoking rates in the U.S. are declining overall, but vaping remains more popular than ever, especially among young people. A new study found nearly half of young adults successfully quit vaping at ...
Australia is developing regulations on e-cigarettes. [169] Laws vary across Australia's states and can conflict. In April 2014 a court decision made it illegal to sell or supply e-cigarettes regardless of their appearance or nicotine content (even if zero) in Western Australia. [170] Previously they were banned if they looked like cigarettes.
A study from the University of Georgia reports a lack of formalized training among school counselors in helping students with gaming, vaping addictions.