New data released by Health Canada shows vaping among high school students decreased from 29 per cent in the 2018-19 school year to 24 per cent in 2021-22.
Health Canada says there has been a five per cent decrease in vaping among high school students in grades 10 to 12 during the 2021-22 school year compared to 2018-19. conducted between September 2021 and June 2022 in nine Canadian provinces.
The data also shows that smoking among students in grades 7 to 12 decreased to 14 per cent in 2021-22 from 19 per cent in 2018-19. Following alcohol, cannabis—which includes marijuana, hash and hash oil—has the second highest prevalence of use among students in Canada. Health Canada says the majority of students usually obtained their cigarettes and other tobacco products from social sources such as friends and family rather than retail sources.
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