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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Reduce current use of flavored tobacco products in adolescents who use tobacco — TU‑09

Status: Baseline only

  
Baseline only
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Most Recent Data:
77.5 percent (2020)

Target:
73.2 percent 1

Desired Direction:
Decrease desired

Baseline:
77.5 percent of students in grades 6 through 12 who are current tobacco users used flavored tobacco products in 2020 2

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Reduce current use of flavored tobacco products among adolescent tobacco users

Target-Setting Method
Percentage point improvement

Data Source:  National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS), CDC/NCCDPHP

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Summary

The availability of different flavors makes it much more likely that adolescents will start using tobacco products, especially e-cigarettes. Policies that prohibit the sale of flavored tobacco products can help reduce tobacco initiation and use in adolescents.

Topics:  Tobacco Use, Adolescents

Workgroup: Tobacco Use Workgroup

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1. Target has been revised. See Data Methodology and Measurement for more information.

2. Baseline has been revised. See Data Methodology and Measurement for more information.