Graphic of the week

Analysis from HPIO late last year found that the most notable change in tobacco use in recent years has been the shift away from combustible cigarettes and toward e-cigarettes among teens and young adults (see graphic above). By 2019, only 4.9% of Ohio high school students reported that they had smoked a cigarette in the past 30 days, while e-cigarettes surpassed alcohol and became the most commonly used drug among teens. Similarly, the percent of 18-24-year-olds reporting e-cigarette use jumped 77% from 2016 to 2020, making this the group of adults with the highest rate of e-cigarette use in 2020 (19%).

Learn more in HPIO’s fact sheet, Tobacco, Alcohol and Health Series: Health Impacts of Excessive Alcohol Use in Ohio.