Treatment with corticosteroids tied to clinical and pulmonary function improvement
E-Cigarette Use in Teens Prevalent During COVID-19 Pandemic
11.3 and 2.8 percent of high school and middle school students reported current use in 2021; 27.6 and 8.3 percent of users reported daily use
Alcohol Use Down, Nicotine Use Up for Teens During COVID-19 Pandemic
Likelihood of using substances up when youth were stressed by pandemic-related uncertainty, family experienced material hardship
Teens’ Perceived Availability of Pot, Alcohol, Vaping Devices Down During Pandemic
Findings based on survey taken before, during COVID-19 pandemic, but actual use did not decline as dramatically
Tobacco Use Up During Early COVID-19 Lockdown
Inability to obtain lower-risk products drove some to turn to more readily available cigarettes
NIDA: Teen Vaping Levels Seem to Have Plateaued in 2020
Percentage of teenagers in eighth, 10th, 12th grade vaping nicotine and marijuana remained stable from 2019 to 2020
Teens Still Able to Access E-Cigarettes During COVID-19 Pandemic
Some report changing their point-of-purchase to access products during the pandemic