Kentucky Health NewsKentucky adults use electronic cigarettes daily at the highest rate in the nation, equaled only by Oklahoma, according to an analysis of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data by Forbes. The magazine says 6 percent of adults in Kentucky vape daily, and another 4.5% vape on “some days,” for a total of 10.5%. The magazine used daily and occasional vaping rates, and the increase in those rates among adults from 2016 to 2022, to rank the states in prevalence of vaping. Kentucky was second only to Tennessee, where 5.7% of adults vape daily and another 5.1% vape occasionally, for a total of 10.8%. In smoking traditional cigarettes, Kentucky adults also rank second, just behind those in West Virginia.

Source: Forbes February 11, 2024 05:46 UTC