Nicotine vaping became the most common type of substance use among young people, according to a long-term national study headed by University of Michigan researchers.
For the past four years, nicotine vaping has surpassed alcohol and cannabis use among eighth grade students, said Richard Miech, principal investigator of the Monitoring the Future Study, which has been underway since 1975 to assess substance use among young people and adults. In 2022, 7% of eighth graders vaped nicotine in the past 30 days compared with 6% who used alcohol and 5% who used cannabis.
In 2021, there was a tie between nicotine vaping and alcohol use among 10th graders, said Miech, who is a research professor in UM's Institute for Social Research. But in 2022, nicotine vaping was higher among 10th graders: 14% vaped in the past 30 days compared with 13.6% who used alcohol and 12% who used cannabis.
