retailers including convenience stores, mass merchandisers, discount stores, club stores, dollar stores and military commissaries to examine changes in the nicotine concentration of disposable and rechargeable e-cigarettes, e-cigars, e-hookahs and other nicotine delivery devices, and e-cigarette product refills, e-liquids, accessories and replacement parts
For a two-week vacation, bringing 3 to 5 disposables is generally considered normal
In 2026 23% of underage ex-smokers report they used a vape in their last quit attempt compared to 58% of adults who quit smoking in the last 5 years
7 This means the number of students using e-cigarettes almost doubles between middle school and high school
As veterans remain an historically undertreated population, the researchers hope this updated knowledge of tobacco use patterns helps inform the development of smoking cessation interventions and educational opportunities about the harms of tobacco use to current and former military service members