Teen use of e-cigarettes tripled in one year
The percentage of American high school students who smoked traditional cigarettes on a regular basis dropped from 15.8 percent in 2011 to 9.2 percent in 2014, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
But that drop has been more than offset by increases in e-cigarette use, which increased from 1.5 percent of high school students in 2011 to 13.4 percent in 2014, the study says. More here.
My brother-in-law switched from chew to e-cigs recently and my husband enjoys a nice cigar or pipe on occasion, but I never got the allure of tobacco products. How about you?
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