--- title: E-Cigs and E-Cig Safety: E-Cig Use Triples Among High Schoolers description: According to new CDC data, e-cigarette use among middle school and high school students tripled in one year canonical: https://time.com/3825218/ecig-teens/ author: Alexandra Sifferlin article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-04-16T17:35:03.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T08:05:15.783Z article:section: Health og:title: ECig Use Triples Among Middle and High Schoolers in One Year og:description: According to new CDC data, e-cigarette use among middle school and high school students tripled in one year og:url: https://time.com/3825218/ecig-teens/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbe8301bc8df924a9/6987788ecd6848d752098f4c/e-cig-electronic-cigarette-smoke-3.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2560 og:image:height: 1440 og:image:alt: TIME.com stock photos E-Cig Electronic Cigarette Smoke og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: ECig Use Triples Among Middle and High Schoolers in One Year twitter:description: According to new CDC data, e-cigarette use among middle school and high school students tripled in one year twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbe8301bc8df924a9/6987788ecd6848d752098f4c/e-cig-electronic-cigarette-smoke-3.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # E-Cig Use Triples Among Middle and High Schoolers in One Year > Sponsored content. 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"More doctors smoke Camels than any other cigarette" is just one of the phrases we don't hear anymore - here's a quick look at America's complicated relationship with the addictive habit._ by [Alexandra Sifferlin](https://time.com/author/alexandra-sifferlin/) ## Alexandra Sifferlin Apr 16, 2015 5:35 PM UTC  Elizabeth Renstrom for TIME by [Alexandra Sifferlin](https://time.com/author/alexandra-sifferlin/) ## Alexandra Sifferlin Apr 16, 2015 5:35 PM UTC E-cigarette use among middle school and high school students tripled in one year, reported the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday. The [new data](http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/) shows that e-cigarette use has surpassed the use of all tobacco products, including regular cigarettes, among young people. The data, published in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, shows that e-cigarette use among high schoolers increased from 4.5% in 2013 to 13.4% in 2014\. That’s a rise from about 660,000 students to 2 million, the CDC says. Use among middle schoolers rose from 1.1% to 3.9% in the same time period. **MORE:** [E-Cig Flavors May Be Dangerous, Study Says](http://time.com/3822831/ecig-flavors/) The study looked at all forms of tobacco use and found that hookah use doubled for middle and high schoolers, and other smoking methods like cigarettes and cigars declined. “We want parents to know that nicotine is dangerous for kids at any age, whether it’s an e-cigarette, hookah, cigarette or cigar,” said CDC director Dr. Tom Frieden in a statement. “Adolescence is a critical time for brain development. Nicotine exposure at a young age may cause lasting harm to brain development, promote addiction and lead to sustained tobacco use.” Tobacco sources like cigarettes and smokeless tobacco are regulated by the FDA, and the agency is currently in the process of finalizing rules that would give it jurisdiction over other products including e-cigarettes. In hopes of discouraging use among kids and teens, several states have passed laws that enlist a minimum age for purchasing e-cigarettes, and many states have extended traditional cigarette bans to include e-cigarettes. ## Transcript This night work's kinda rough, isn't it? That's right. But a Camel's always a pleasure. [ MUSIC ] Yes, in a cigarette, it's the tobacco that counts. And Lucky Strike means prime tobacco. Like a lot of his teammates, and so many big league players, Jim gets more pleasure from Camels than from any other cigarette. [ MUSIC ] You'll be interested to know how the doctor's of America answered that question. Tens of thousands of doctors. Doctors in all parts of the country. In every state of the union. According to the survey, more doctors smoke Camels than any other cigarette. 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