Are students vaping more? Educators think so

Tobacco researcher Ashley Merianos comments on new vaping study by Education Week

National data has shown a decrease in vaping among young people, but faculty on site in several school districts reported to Education Week that they are seeing an increase.  

“This highlights that school-based efforts are crucial to combat adolescent tobacco use and to assist in stopping this generation from future nicotine dependence and addiction,” explains tobacco use expert Ashely Merianos, a professor of human services at the University of Cincinnati who is cited in an Education Week article about its study.

Merianos said the difference in the study and school reportings could stem from students underreporting how much they vape; and that the data for the most recent Youth Risk Behavior Survey and the EdWeek Research Center survey were also collected about a year apart.

Read the Education Week article.  

Featured photo of Ashley Merianos by UC Marketing + Brand/Andrew Higley. 

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