FDA Vapor Regulations Caught in Balancing Act With Youth Survey

The FDA should consider the bigger picture of youth nicotine use as it sorts out ongoing enforcement efforts against e-cigarettes and other tobacco products, industry groups and a public health analyst say.

The latest National Youth Tobacco Survey found that 2.5 million, or 9.4%, of US middle and high school students reported using e-cigarettes. Just over 14% of high schoolers reported using e-cigarettes in the last month, an increase from 13.4% last year.

Anti-tobacco groups say the findings show the agency must act quickly to remove all flavored e-cigarettes—popular among teens—from the market. But industry trade groups were quick to ...