MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
REPORT ON YOUTH TOBACCO USE
Cigarette Use Decreases Sharply | E-Cigarette Use Increases Dramatically
E-Cigarette
Use is Up
Conventional
Cigarette Use
is Down
12.9%
2011
2014
Nicotine in all forms is harmful to the
developing adolescent brain.
Proven strategies to
decrease tobacco use
• Increase the price of tobacco
• Increase compliance
and enforcement
• Restrict indoor use of tobacco
• Limit youth access to products
that appeal to youth
Minnesota Department of Health
2014 Minnesota Youth Tobacco Survey
www.health.mn.gov/myts
Students who
have used an
e-cigarette
in the past
30 days
In 2012, an estimated
2.8% of high school
students nationally
used an e-cigarette in
the past 30 days.
Minnesota’s 2014 results far
surpass this national data.
18.1%
10.6%
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28.4%
of high school students
have tried e-cigarettes
According to the CDC, three
of every four teen smokers
becomes an adult smoker.