Tobacco usage among teenagers down from 6 to 3 million since 2019

1 out of 9 American teenagers are currently using tobacco products

Reuters

An estimated 3.08 million U.S. middle and high school students reported using a tobacco product in the last 30 days in 2022, down from 4.47 million in 2020 and 6.20 million in 2019, according to government data released on Thursday.

周四發(fā)布的政府?dāng)?shù)據(jù)顯示，據(jù)估計(jì)，2022年美國(guó)初高中學(xué)生在過去30天內(nèi)使用煙草產(chǎn)品的人數(shù)為308萬，低于2020年的447萬和2019年的620萬。

The data found that one-in-nine U.S. teenagers were currently using a tobacco product.

數(shù)據(jù)發(fā)現(xiàn)，九分之一的美國(guó)青少年目前正在使用煙草產(chǎn)品。

E-cigarettes were the most commonly used tobacco product among teens for the ninth consecutive year, according to the study published in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)?Morbidity?and?Mortality?Weekly Report.

根據(jù)發(fā)表在美國(guó)疾病控制與預(yù)防中心(CDC)發(fā)病率和死亡率周報(bào)上的研究，電子煙已經(jīng)連續(xù)第9年是青少年最常用的煙草產(chǎn)品。

morbidity /m?:?b?d?t?/ 發(fā)病率；病態(tài)；不健全

mortality /m?:?t?l?t?/死亡人數(shù)，死亡率；必死性，終有一死；死亡

The survey found cigars to be second most popular with 500,000 reporting use, followed by 440,000 cigarette smokers.

調(diào)查發(fā)現(xiàn)，第二受歡迎的是雪茄，有50萬人被報(bào)告使用，其次是44萬的香煙煙民。

Nearly 31% of the students surveyed reported using multiple products, which the CDC called "particularly concerning" as that has been linked to?nicotine?dependence and sustained use in adulthood.

近31%的受訪學(xué)生報(bào)告使用多種產(chǎn)品，美國(guó)疾病控制與預(yù)防中心稱這“特別令人擔(dān)憂”，因?yàn)檫@與尼古丁成癮和成年后持續(xù)使用有關(guān)。

nicotine /?n?k??ti：n/尼古丁

Use of?combustible?tobacco products was highest among Black students at 5.7%. That compares with 4.7% for those who identify as?multiracial,?4.6% of Native American and Alaska Native students, 3.9% for?Hispanics, and 3.4% of white students.

黑人學(xué)生使用可燃煙草制品的比例最高，為5.7%。相比之下，多種族學(xué)生的比例為4.7%，美國(guó)原住民和阿拉斯加原住民學(xué)生的比例為4.6%，拉丁裔學(xué)生的比例為3.9%，白人學(xué)生的比例為3.4%。

combustible /k?m?b?st?b?l/ 易燃的; 可燃的? The ability of coal to release a combustible gas has long been known. 煤能夠釋放易燃?xì)怏w這一點(diǎn)早已為人所知。

multiracial /?m?lt??re???l/ 多種族的

Hispanic /h??sp?n?k/ 西班牙的；西班牙語國(guó)家（尤指拉丁美洲）的

More than 3% of Black students reported smoking cigars, while 2.3% reported using a?hookah.

超過3%的黑人學(xué)生抽雪茄，2.3%的黑人學(xué)生使用水煙。

hookah n. /?h?k?/ 水煙袋；水煙筒

Cigarette smoking among U.S. youths has been steadily declining in the last two decades, although the CDC cautioned against comparing the results to previous years due to a change in the method of data collection related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

在過去20年里，美國(guó)年輕人吸煙人數(shù)一直在穩(wěn)步下降，盡管美國(guó)疾病控制與預(yù)防中心警告稱，由于新冠疫情導(dǎo)致相關(guān)的數(shù)據(jù)收集方法發(fā)生了改變，不應(yīng)將結(jié)果與前幾年進(jìn)行比較。

"With an ever-changing tobacco product landscape, there’s still more work to be done," U.S. Food and Drug Administration's director of tobacco products Brian King said about reducing adolescent usage of nicotine products.

美國(guó)食品和藥物管理局煙草產(chǎn)品主管布萊恩·金在談到減少青少年使用尼古丁產(chǎn)品時(shí)說:“隨著煙草產(chǎn)品的形勢(shì)不斷變化，我們還有更多的工作要做?！?/span>

The study was based on an annual national survey that took place from January to May this year, which showed that nearly 11.3% of all students had used a tobacco product in the last 30 days.

該研究基于今年1月至5月進(jìn)行的一項(xiàng)年度全國(guó)調(diào)查，調(diào)查顯示近11.3%的學(xué)生在過去30天內(nèi)使用過煙草產(chǎn)品。

英語原文：https://www.foxnews.com/health/tobacco-usage-among-teenagers-down-6-3-million-2019