Yet data gleaned from the Monitoring the Future Study (MTF) contradicts this, which surveyed students in the 8th, 10th and 12th grades. Upon closer inspection, Warner found that non-smoking high school students were highly unlikely to use e-cigarettes and even less likely to use them regularly. 94 percent of never-smoker 12th graders had not used an e-cigarette during the last month, whilst 60% of never-smokers who vaped during the previous month used e-cigarettes on only one or two days. These statistics fall in line with UK studies, in particular, work published by the British Medical Journal (BMJ). It conducted surveys in teens to discover similar findings, where only 1.5 percent of 11-16 year olds vaped at least once a month, and almost all of those monthly vapers were also smokers. The BMJ researchers said: “Many young people (including never-smokers) have tried e-cigarettes, however, regular use is less common, and is associated with tobacco cigarette use.” Their conclusion is that e-cigarettes are unlikely to make a major direct contribution to adolescent nicotine addiction – which again directly contradicts the CDC’s findings. Findings, which formed the basis of the Daily Mail piece lambasting the increase of e-cigarettes in teens.
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