Thirteen Things to Know About the State of Vaping Use and Healthcare

By Clive Riddle, October 22, 2019

The CDC recently released numbers on vaping prevalence and health issues, which has been compiled along with their Electronic Cigarette Infographic Fact Sheet, to yield these thirteen things to know:

1. As of October 8, 2019, 1,299 confirmed and probable lung injury cases associated with use of e-cigarette, or vaping, products were reported nationally
2. As of that date, 26 deaths have been confirmed in 21 states
3. The median age of patients who have died is 49 years, ranging from 17 to 75 years old.
4. 76% of users reported using THC-containing products, with or without nicotine-containing products;
5. 32% of users reported exclusive use of THC-containing products;
6. 58% of users reported using nicotine-containing products, with or without THC-containing products
7. 13% of users reported exclusive use of nicotine-containing products.
8. 70% of users are male.
9. 80% of users are under 35 years old.
10. 15% of users are under 18 years old
11. 21% of users are 18 to 20 years old.
12. As of 2015, among all adult users 11.4% had never been regular cigarette smokers, but for age 18-24 40.0% had never been regular cigarette smokers
13. In 2018, 4.9% of middle school and 20.8% of high school students had used e-cigarettes in the past    30 days, compared to a 2017 study citing 2.8% of all adults