Sarah Owermohle is reporting for Politico [dot] com the National Youth Tobacco Survey released data December 5, that reveal a large increase in e-cigarette use by high school students. More than a quarter of those who responded to the survey said they vape despite the ongoing lung disease epidemic and the resulting public health debate. More that 27 percent of high schoolers and 10.5 percent of middle schoolers reported vaping in the last 30 days, according to the information collected, which was presented to the White House in September. For the sixth year in a row, e-cigarettes were the most commonly used tobacco products among both high school and middle school students, according to the survey. Overall, approximately 6.2 million teens were using some type of tobacco product including cigarettes, cigars, hookah, smokeless and pipe tobacco products. While cigarette use continued to fall in 2019, use of other products remained roughly the same. The students surveyed were divided on how harmful occasional vaping could be. Twenty-eight percent said that intermittent e-cigarette use caused little to no harm, while 32 percent said it could cause a lot of harm. Acting FDA commissioner Admiral Brett Giroir said the agency will continue to develop policies to prevent teen tobacco use and use “aggressive enforcement and compliance efforts” along with public education campaigns. Read the full story at Politico [dot] com.