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 The data, published on Thursday in the U.S. Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report,
showed the use of the potentially addictive nicotine devices may
have declined from 3.6 million students in 2020.
However, authors of the study cautioned that estimates based on this
year's survey conducted mostly online cannot be compared to results
from surveys done in previous years collected from classrooms.
The use of e-cigarettes among children and teens has been a growing
public health concern. Makers of the devices came under the scrutiny
of health regulators for allegedly targeting their marketing at
youth and concerns that a new generation would become hooked on
nicotine.
Manufacturers argue that the products help smokers quit.
Puff Bar, a brand of disposable e-cigarettes that are sold in
various flavors such as "Blueberry Ice" was the most popular among
high school students, followed by Vuse, SMOK and Juul. Puff Bar and
Juul were most popular among middle schoolers, according to the
survey conducted from Jan. 18 to May 21.
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 The U.S. Food and Drug
Administration earlier this month delayed its
decision
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healthcare-pharmaceuticals/us-fda-ask-more-time-before-deciding-juul-e-cigarettes-2021-09-09/#:~:text=Healthcare%20%26%20Pharmaceuticals-,U.S.%20FDA%20says%20it%20needs%20more%20time,on%20Juul%2C%20other%20e-cigarettes&text=A%20federal%20judge%20set%20a,while%20the%20agency%20reviewed%20applications
on whether Juul and other major manufacturers,
including British American Tobacco Plc's Vuse,
can sell their products in the United States as
it decides whether the products provide a net
benefit to public health. About
85% of youth e-cigarette users overall said they used flavored
products with fruit, candy, desserts, or other sweets being the most
popular, the survey data showed.
Among current middle and high school e-cigarette users, the most
commonly used device type was disposables, followed by prefilled or
refillable pods or cartridges and tanks or mod systems, the survey
showed.
(Reporting by Manojna Maddipatla in Bengaluru, additional reporting
by Manas Mishra; Editing by Bill Berkrot and Alistair Bell)
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