Teen Vaping Falls as Health Campaigns and News Coverage Rise

Teen vaping falls as health campaigns and news coverage rise

A study published on April 2 found that public health campaigns and news coverage of lung-related injuries led to a decline in teen vaping, with more teens attempting to quit and less teens interested in trying it.

Anti-Vaping Advertisements and Lung Injury News Coverage Helped Reverse Trend in Teen Vaping

Researchers at UC San Diego found that both anti-vaping advertising and widespread news coverage of a 2019 lung-injury outbreak tied to vaping were significantly associated with increased quit attempts among teen vapers and reduced openness to vaping among teens who had never tried it.