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Teens' Use Of E-Cigarettes Drops For The First Time, CDC Says

Public education campaigns and restrictions on sales to minors have helped discourage teenagers from vaping, according to officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The liquid used in e-cigarettes comes in fruit and candy flavors like cherry and peppermint. / PAUL J. RICHARDS / Getty Images

The use of electronic cigarettes by middle and high school students in the United States has dropped for the first time since the federal government started tracking the use of these products by young people.

The number of teenagers using e-cigarettes fell from 3 million in 2015 to 2.2 million published Thursday in .

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