Gen Z has a reputation for avoiding the risky behavior that previous generations, like Millennials, ran wild with in their teens and twenties. If you believe the headlines, you might think this generation doesn’t drink, smoke, or do drugs. But over the last five years, young adults’ smoking habits have seen some notable changes since Gen Z grew up. YPulse called out in 2018 that though Gen Z’s risky behaviors were at an all time low, vaping was their signature vice. At the time, 35% of teens told us their friends were vaping. Now, those teens are in their early twenties, and despite efforts to curb the vaping “epidemic” among young people, they haven’t quit. In YPulse’s new Gen Z Vices trend report, we dig into the realities of young adults’ “bad” behavior, from typical vices like smoking, drinking, and drugs to their new struggles and indulgences. Still, smoking cigarettes and vaping are among the top 10 things 18-24-year-olds know is bad for them, but they do it anyway,...
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