While vaping is not risk free, it is less harmful than tobacco Our World in Data Vaping has overtaken cigarettes as the dominant nicotine risk for young people. The 2025 Monitoring the Future survey of 24,000+ US students confirms what schools have been seeing for years: 31% of Vaping Percentages UW CTRI UWMadison Vaping persists among teens and young adults, despite declines in cigarette smoking. Swipe through for findings from our new report Compared to cigarette smoking, vaping was over three times more likely Many young people who vape did not smoke cigarettes before they started vaping. But young people who vape are more likely to start smoking cigarettes than those who never vape. For help Urban Recovery