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.

周四发布的政府数据显示，据估计，2022年美国初高中学生在过去30天内使用烟草产品的人数为308万，低于2020年的447万和2019年的620万。

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

数据发现，九分之一的美国青少年目前正在使用烟草产品。

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.

根据发表在美国疾病控制与预防中心(CDC)发病率和死亡率周报上的研究，电子烟已经连续第9年是青少年最常用的烟草产品。

morbidity /mɔ:ˈbɪdɪtɪ/ 发病率；病态；不健全

mortality /mɔ:ˈtælɪtɪ/死亡人数，死亡率；必死性，终有一死；死亡

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

调查发现，第二受欢迎的是雪茄，有50万人被报告使用，其次是44万的香烟烟民。

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%的受访学生报告使用多种产品，美国疾病控制与预防中心称这“特别令人担忧”，因为这与尼古丁成瘾和成年后持续使用有关。

nicotine /ˈnɪkəˌti：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.

黑人学生使用可燃烟草制品的比例最高，为5.7%。相比之下，多种族学生的比例为4.7%，美国原住民和阿拉斯加原住民学生的比例为4.6%，拉丁裔学生的比例为3.9%，白人学生的比例为3.4%。

combustible /kəmˈbʌstəbəl/ 易燃的; 可燃的• The ability of coal to release a combustible gas has long been known. 煤能够释放易燃气体这一点早已为人所知。

multiracial /ˌmʌltɪˈreɪʃəl/ 多种族的

Hispanic /hɪˈspænɪk/ 西班牙的；西班牙语国家（尤指拉丁美洲）的

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

超过3%的黑人学生抽雪茄，2.3%的黑人学生使用水烟。

hookah n. /ˈhʊkə/ 水烟袋；水烟筒

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.

在过去20年里，美国年轻人吸烟人数一直在稳步下降，尽管美国疾病控制与预防中心警告称，由于新冠疫情导致相关的数据收集方法发生了改变，不应将结果与前几年进行比较。

"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.

美国食品和药物管理局烟草产品主管布莱恩·金在谈到减少青少年使用尼古丁产品时说:“随着烟草产品的形势不断变化，我们还有更多的工作要做。”

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.

该研究基于今年1月至5月进行的一项年度全国调查，调查显示近11.3%的学生在过去30天内使用过烟草产品。

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