About 16% of Youths Use E-Cigarettes

E-cigarette use among teenagers and pre-teens rose over the last year, and have become the tobacco product of choice among students.

Around 5.3% of middle-school students reported using e-cigarettes in 2015, which is up from 3.9% in 2014, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. E-cigarette usage among high school students has hit 16%, and that’s significantly up from the 1.5% who vaped in 2011.