to 500 micrograms, twice daily)
Current vaping grew most rapidly between 2020 and 2024 and appears to have now plateaued (Figure 1)
Your local vape shop can help you with choosing the right vape for yourself
Since then, additional scientific research has linked smoking with a host of other health issues, and efforts to publicize those harmful side effects helped spur a historic decline in the number of Americans who regularly smoke
Nationally, the rate was 8.8%.2,3 Other tobacco product use: Georgia E-cigarette and smokeless tobacco use in Georgia In 2017, 4.4% of adults used e-cigarettes and 4.5% used smokeless tobacco.4 In 2017, 12.7% of high school students in Georgia used e-cigarettes on at least one day in the past 30 days.2 In 2017, 7.9% of high school students in Georgia used chewing tobacco, snuff or dip on at least one day in the past 30 days.2 In 2017, 14.2% of high school students in Georgia smoked cigars, cigarillos or little cigars on at least one day in the past 30 days.2 Economics of tobacco use and tobacco control Economics of tobacco use in Georgia Georgia received $393.3 million (estimated) in revenue from tobacco settlement payments and taxes in fiscal year 2019.5 Of this, the state allocated $750,000 in state funds to tobacco prevention in fiscal year 2019, just 0.7% of the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions annual spending target.5 Smoking-related health care costs: $3.18 billion per year.5 Smoking-related losses in productivity: $3.99 billion per year.6 Georgia tobacco laws Cigarette tax in Georgia Tobacco taxes Georgia is ranked 49th in the U.S
