A new study shows that Oklahoma ranks eighth among hotspots for e-cigarette use among American teenagers, according to a report by Ktul on November 13.
This conclusion was drawn by addiction treatment experts at The Freedom Center after analyzing data from the American Lung Association. The data shows that West Virginia ranks first in teenage e-cigarette usage, with Alaska coming in second. In West Virginia, 27.5% of high school students use e-cigarettes, while in Oklahoma, approximately 21.7% of teenagers use e-cigarettes.
Below are the top 10 states with the highest rates of e-cigarette use among high school students:
- 1. West Virginia 27.5%
- 2. Alaska 26.1%
- 3. Montana 25.5% - tied
- 3. Louisiana 25.5% - tied
- 4. New Mexico 25.4%
- 5. Wyoming 24.2%
- 6. North Carolina 23.8%
- 7. Kentucky 21.9%
- 8. Oklahoma 21.7%
- 9. New Jersey 21.6%
- 10. Oregon 21.4%
"With many teens turning to vaping, we must prioritize their health and advocate for stricter regulations to protect them. Although states are making progress with various laws designed to reduce youth e-cigarette use, we can see from this top ten list that something clearly isn’t working," said Nicholas Bellofatto, Director of Admissions for The Freedom Center.
"It’s up to us to figure out why these hotspots exist and decide what we can do to curb the underage vaping pandemic before the damage to our young people becomes irreversible."
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