The findings from the 2022 National Youth Tobacco Survey on e-cigarette use among U.S. youth, published by FDA and CDC in Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, show that youth use of e-cigarettes remains high, with 2.5 million (9.4%) of the nation’s middle and high school students reporting current e-cigarette use.
New findings by the ACS found cumulative economic losses from cigarette smoking topped $891 billion in 2020, or 4.3% of the U.S. Gross Domestic Product. The economic loss significantly outpaced the cigarette industry’s $92 billion revenue by nearly a ten-to-one ratio. The study was published today in the journal The Lancet Public Health.
Former smokers who stick to a healthy lifestyle have a lower risk of dying from all causes than those who don’t engage in healthy habits, according to a study by researchers at NCI. The reduced risk of dying was observed for specific causes, including cancer.
In the trenches on the medicine wards and smoking cessation clinics at Parkland Hospital and UT Southwestern Simmons Cancer Center, I see firsthand the increased prevalence of smoking in the Black population, their frequent use of menthol, and the ravaging toll it takes on their health.
