Update on Harmful Impact of Youth Vaping

Dear Families of Holly Area Schools, 

Did you know that:

• the use of e-cigarettes among youth rose dramatically from 220,000 in 2011 to over 3 million in 2018. 
• Data from 2019 to 2023 shows sales of disposable e-cigarettes increased over 500%
• About 1 in 4 high school students who vape do so daily, showing signs of nicotine addiction

Here is some good news.  Half a million fewer U.S. youth reported current use of e-cigarettes in 2024 compared to 2023, according to new data from the National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS) released today by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The nationally representative data includes findings on e-cigarette and nicotine pouch use among U.S. youth, two categories of tobacco products the FDA and CDC are monitoring closely, particularly regarding youth use and appeal.

NYTS is an annual school-based, self-administered survey of U.S. middle (grades 6–8) and high school (grades 9–12) students conducted Jan. 22 to May 22, 2024. Findings showed there was a significant drop in the number of U.S. middle and high school students who reported current (past 30 days) e-cigarette use – a decrease from 2.13 million (7.7%) youth in 2023 to 1.63 million (5.9%) youth in 2024. This decline was largely driven by reduced e-cigarette use among high schoolers (1.56 million to 1.21 million), with no statistically significant change in current e-cigarette use among middle school students within the past year. The number of youth who used e-cigarettes in 2024 is approximately one-third of what it was at its peak in 2019, when over five million youth reported current e-cigarette use.

Educating our youth about the harmful impact of vaping continues to be a priority and one that together we can achieve to protect the health of our children.  

Please see the updated information in our Vaping Information Letter - September 19, 2025