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September 15, 2020
Dramatic increases in vaping marijuana, nicotine among young adults

Vaping marijuana and vaping nicotine have increased dramatically among 19- to 22-year-olds, both more than doubling between 2017 and 2019, according to U-M’s annual national Monitoring the Future Panel Study.
March 16, 2020
Smoke cessation programs, screening for cancer can reduce mortality

Programs that help smokers quit along with existing lung cancer screening efforts could reduce lung cancer mortality by 14 percent compared with screening alone, according to a study led by U-M.
April 12, 2018
Study: Vaping’s potential public health benefits exceed risks

The benefits of vaping to quit smoking far outweigh the health risks of youths moving from electronic to traditional cigarettes, a new U-M study says.
December 13, 2016
Vaping, hookah use by U.S. teens declines for first time

A new study finds that the percentage of U.S. teens who vape declined in 2016 — the first significant reversal of a rapid rise in adolescent vaping.
November 11, 2016
Smokers urged to use Nov. 17 to ‘Quit For A Day’

Nov. 17 is this year’s Great American Smokeout, and MHealthy Tobacco Consultation Service is offering ways to help smokers plan to quit.
December 16, 2015
Teen cigarette smoking drops to historic low in 2015

Cigarette smoking among teens in grades eight, 10 and 12 continued a decades-long decline in 2015 and reached the lowest levels recorded since annual tracking began 41 years ago. The percentage of students saying that they smoked at all in the prior 30 days fell for the three grades combined from 8 percent to 7…
December 16, 2015
Cigarillo use increases estimates of teen smoking rates by half

The percentage of teens who smoked tobacco in the past 30 days increased by more than half when cigarillos — small cigars or little cigars — are included with regular cigarettes as a form of tobacco use. The finding supports concerns in the public health community that cigarillos are attracting new youth to tobacco use.…
December 16, 2015
Most youth use e-cigarettes for novelty, flavors — not to quit smoking

In 2015, more than half of all students in eighth, 10th and 12th grades who used vaporizers such as e-cigarettes report that a primary reason for use was curiosity to see what they were like. About 40 percent said that they used them because they tasted good. Far fewer — about 10 percent — said…