US Study: Most Vaping Users Are Former Smokers
According to the 2018 survey, Dr. Maria Villarroel and her colleagues at NCHS reported that 3.2% of adults aged 18 and older smoked regularly, the same as in 2016. In addition, researchers wrote in NCHS Data Briefs that 14.9% of respondents said they had
According to a 2018 survey, Dr. Maria Villarroel and her colleagues from the NCHS reported that 3.2% of adults (aged 18 and older) were regular smokers, which is the same as the record in 2016. The researchers wrote in the "NCHS Data Brief" that additionally, 14.9% of respondents reported having tried e-cigarettes in 2018, compared to 13.9% in 2014 and 15.3% in 2016.<\/span><\/div>
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They also added that adults who reported quitting smoking in the past year were most likely to use e-cigarettes, accounting for a quarter (25.2%), while more than half (57.35%) reported having used e-cigarettes at some point. In comparison, the report noted that among never smokers who quit at least 5 years ago, only 1.1% of smokers and 1.7% of former smokers reported current e-cigarette use in the 2018 survey.<\/span><\/div>
Based on this data, the latest vaping data from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) also found that e-cigarette use was most common among recent quitters and current smokers.<\/span><\/div>
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Chris Bostic, Deputy Director of Policy at the anti-smoking organization Action on Smoking and Health (ASH), stated that the significant role of e-cigarettes in smoking cessation cannot be ignored. However, the smoking rate among teenagers remains a concern.<\/span><\/div>
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Bostic said: "The ideal policy is to find a way for smokers to access these products immediately without children smoking them." "But we have seen that this is difficult. If e-cigarettes are available on the market, children will find them."<\/span><\/div>
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As youth smoking increases, the youth smoking rate decreases.<\/span><\/div>
According to the CDC, between 2018 and 2019, the number of middle and high school students using e-cigarettes increased from 3.6 million to 5.4 million, an increase of 1.8 million. However, many public health experts believe these numbers are unrealistic. In fact, a recent study published in Pediatrics showed that as e-cigarette use increased from 2011 to 2018, the amount smoked by adolescent smokers on fewer days decreased.<\/span><\/div>
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