Decade of declining tobacco use among teens has been reversed

Youth smoking declined for years, but bounced back with development of new nicotine delivery systems

Courtesy Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
Courtesy Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services


Progress was fleeting.

The number of Missouri high school students using tobacco products had declined for years.

But with the advent of e-cigarettes, or vapes, the trend reversed.

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