In the United States, the famous "epidemic" of vaping is definitely not ceasing to speak. According to a report by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the number of young Americans using e-cigarettes is believed to have increased by one and a half million in 2018, offsetting years of reduction in the number of smokers in high schools and colleges. Health authorities point the finger at the Juul brand which currently dominates the American market.
THE E-CIGARETTE, A THREAT TO SMOKING REDUCTION?
3,6 million high school and college students vaped in 2018 against 2,1 million the previous year (+ 78% among high school students and + 48% among middle school students), while the use of cigarettes and other tobacco products remained stable , according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
In total, 4,9 million young people vaped, smoked or consumed a tobacco product in 2018, against 3,6 million in 2017, according to a definition that includes having consumed one of these products in the month preceding the questionnaire completed by the students. . All of this increase is attributed to electronic cigarettes. More than one in four high school students (27%) now smoke, vape or use a tobacco product (cigar, pipe, shisha, snuff, etc.).
« The surge in the use of e-cigarettes by young people last year threatens to erase progress made in reducing tobacco use by young people“, Alarmed the director of the CDC, Robert Redfield. " A new generation risks developing a nicotine addiction“, He warned.
JUUL, BRING THE ACCUSED IN!
The authorities attack the leader of the American market, Juul, pointed out in the report and accused of laxity in the face of young people. The start-up is valued at 38 billion dollars since the investment of 13 billion 
dollars from Altria, the maker of Marlboro, in December.
« All options are on the table in terms of policy" , has warned Mitch Zeller, director of tobacco products at the FDA, the federal agency that regulates e-cigarettes since 2016 and has already announced proposals for restrictions in November, especially against scented refills.
Source : Boursorama.com/
