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A new report from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) notes that vape use is increasingly common among U.S. adults.
Vaping among teens drops in the US.
The report shows that from 2020 to 2021, sales of the 9 leading vape manufacturers in the US jumped by approximately US$370 million. And, the total vape sales are approximately US$2.67 billion. At the same time, teen vape use is declining. Government data shows that compared with 2019, the proportion of teenagers using vapes has dropped by more than 60% in 2023. In 2019, about 5.3 million middle school and high school students admitted to using vapes. But by 2023, this number drops to 2.1 million.
Allison Boughner, Vice President of American Vapor Manufacturers says,
“We’re trying to do the right thing because we’re trying to show the FDA that we’re not part of the problem. We’re only part of the solution for adults. We don’t want kids using these products… Increasing the age to 21 helped with that a lot.”
Buehner also emphasizes that the vape industry is focused on helping adults quit traditional tobacco and switch to vapes. The FTC report mentions that since 2021, the vape industry has made efforts to prevent vapes from falling into the hands of young people. Besides, at least five vape companies require third-party age verification for customers to join their mailing lists.
Actually, fewer teens are now using vaping products. But, data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that vapes are still the most commonly used tobacco product among middle and high school students.
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Mr Franky Zhou, GM of VPFIT, a leading vape manufacturing company comments on this.
“It is happy to see the number of teen vape users are dropping in recent years. The government did a lot of work to prevent the teenagers from getting vapes. In the meantime, more and more vape companies are taking responsibility.”
“However, there needs more work on this. There are still some middle and high school students using vapes. Further works are needed to help these teens stay away from vaping devices.”
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