Rates of Nicotine Use Among Children and Adolescents, in JAMA Pediatrics
key takeaway: "Overall current established smoking use prevalence among youth decreased throughout the study, declining from 1.62% in 2014 to 2015 (wave 2) to 0. 21% in 2024. Changes in established vaping rates were not linear across time and varied by age and sex."
key takeway: "Across 5 years, random-intercept cross-lagged panel models (RI-CLPMs) indicated positive bidirectional lagged associations between problematic social media use and depressive symptoms from year 3 to year 4 and from year 4 to year 5. No significant cross-lagged associations were observed from year 2 to year 3 or from year 5 to year 6."
includes a video abstract!
The Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth's Youth Substance Use Prevention Grants support evidence-based prevention instruction for Virginia youth from PreK through 12th grade.
Funding: Up to $150K per award
Application Closes: Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026, at 5 p.m.
Grant Period: July 1, 2027–June 30, 2030
Eligibility: Nonprofit, for-profit, governmental, and charitable organizations operating in Virginia are eligible to apply.
Up to $6 million is available statewide, with individual awards of up to $50,000 per year for three years, or $150,000 total.
Applications are due Oct. 29, 2026, at 5 p.m. ET.