Nationally, adult smoking prevalence was 14.0%1 In 2021, 4.2% of high school students in Indiana smoked cigarettes on at least one day in the past 30 days.2 Nationally, smoking prevalence among high school students was 3.8%.1 Other tobacco product use: Indiana* Vaping rate in Indiana In 2022, 8.1% of adults in Indiana used e-cigarettes
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According to the American Lung Association, smoking rates tend to be higher in people who have been diagnosed with major depression disorder (59%), bipolar disorder (83%), or schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders (90%), compared to 32% among adults who have not been diagnosed with any type of behavioral health disorders or symptoms (American Lung Association, n.d.)
Many flavored e-cigarettes remain on the market due to loopholes in the new federal policy, which only limits flavors for closed pod e-cigarettes, like JUUL, and exempts other types, including disposable and open-system, refillable devices