According to a study released in December 2018, twice as many high school students used nicotine-tinged electronic cigarettes this year compared with last year. The federally funded survey, conducted by University of Michigan researchers, found that one in five high school seniors reported having vaped nicotine in the previous month. The findings are based on responses from approximately 45,000 students in grades 8, 10 and 12 in schools across the country.

• Electronic Cigarettes, Centers for Disease Control

• Talk with Your Teen About E-cigarettes: A Tip Sheet for Parents, Centers for Disease Control

• The Teen Vaping Trend – What Parents Need to Know, Partnership for Drug-Free Kids

• E-Cigarettes & Vaping: Facts for Parents, healthychildren.org

• E-cigarettes & Vaping: What Parents Should Know, American Lung Association 

• E-cigarettes: Information & Resources for Parents, Pa. Department of Health

According to the CDC, from 2011 to 2017, cigarette smoking declined among middle and high school students. About two of every 100 middle school students (2.1%) reported in 2017 that they smoked cigarettes in the past 30 days—a decrease from 4.3% in 2011. Nearly eight of every 100 high school students (7.6%) reported in 2017 that they smoked cigarettes in the past 30 days—a decrease from 15.8% in 2011.

• Smoke Free Teen - Know the Risks, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

• Tobacco Use among Children and Teens, American Lung Association 

• Youth and Tobacco Use, Centers for Disease Control

• Tobacco, Nicotine & Vaping, National Institute on Drug Abuse

• Protecting Kids From Tobacco’s Harms: AAP Policy Explained, healthychildren.org

• Youth and Tobacco, U.S. Food and Drug Administration

USCSD Policies

• 222 - Tobacco and Vaping Products

• 235 - Student Rights and Responsibilities