New Mexico’s Nicotine Shift

New Mexico’s nicotine landscape is shifting—fewer people smoke traditional cigarettes, but vaping is surging, swapping one health risk for another. While cigarette use among adults dropped from 15% to 11.7%, e-cigarette use is rising, especially among youth. Though teen cigarette smoking plummeted from 8.3% to 3.3%, vaping among high schoolers fell from 33.4% to 18.8%, and middle school vaping hit a record low of 10.4%. Still, tobacco kills nearly 2,600 New Mexicans annually and drives 24% of cancer deaths. Free help is available: call 1-800-QUIT-NOW or visit Live Vape for youth support. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/15a8fd12ac59e1cf