Student Well-Being & Movement Quiz

Quiz Yourself: How Much Do You Know About Teens’ Tobacco and Nicotine Use?

By Caitlynn Peetz Stephens — February 29, 2024 1 min read
A high school principal displays vaping devices that were confiscated from students in such places as restrooms or hallways at the school in Massachusetts on April 10, 2018.
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District leaders and principals face many challenges in preventing students from using nicotine and tobacco products, like electronic cigarettes.

Tobacco use, of course, has been a persistent difficulty in schools that’s changed over time with the ebb and flow of different products.

Test your knowledge about how frequently teens are using nicotine and tobacco products now compared to years past, a new product that’s gaining popularity, and what schools are doing to combat these problems.

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