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How many Australian school students aged 12-17 years smoked tobacco prior to using e-cigarettes (or vapes)?

In 2022/23 among Australian secondary school students aged 12-17 years who had ever vaped, most (69%) had never smoked a tobacco cigarette at the time they first tried vaping. Of these students, 20% reported tobacco smoking (at least a few puffs) at some point after they tried vaping.

Source: Cancer Council Victoria (2023). ASSAD 2022–2023: Australian secondary school students’ use of tobacco and e-cigarettes.