That’s kind of a ridiculuous point in time to draw comprisons to. If I’m recalling correctly that was right around the time the smaller devices became mainstream and there was a huge explosion in teen use that caused a wave of litigation

If you look at the data starting from 2022, vape use (and in fact all all nicotine product use including pouches) has been in heavy decline among youths (per FDA)

Personally I would be more interested to see how many kids are vaping now VS how many kids were smoking cigarettes 20 years ago.

(Per CDC)

Highschoolers who reported smoking at any point
Highschoolers who report current use

1991:
70%
28%

2005
54%
23%

(Per FDA)

Youth use of any tobacco product (cigarettes, vapes, pouches, etc.)

2022: 11.3%
2025: 7.2%

Just a quick stitch of a few sources, not sure on the reliability or how well they carryover. But things especially in the last few years are moving in the right direction