Youth vaping rates levelled off in 2020, while number of smokers declines - Nanaimo News Bulletin
Vaping rates among Canadian youth appear to have plateaued in 2020, a Statistics Canada study suggests, which one researcher calls a promising sign that the next generation could be kicking the nicotine habit. According to a report released Wednesday, about one in seven young Canadians reported vaping on a regular basis last year, a level roughly on par with the data the agency collected in 2019. Researchers found 14 per cent of teenagers aged 15 to 19 had vaped in the previous month, and the prevalence among young adults aged 20 to 24 was 13 per cent. By contrast, the data shows only three per cent of adults aged 25 or older say they used e-cigarettes within the previous month. University o...
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