Number of children vaping doubles in just four years
The number of children who are vaping has doubled in just four years, official figures have revealed. Overall use of e-cigarettes among young people remains low but the habit is growing, with children as young as 11 admitting to using the gadgets. Experts fear kids are being drawn in as they think it is ‘cool’ and do not realise flavoured e-cigarettes also contain nicotine. Children as young as 11 have admitted using the gadgets (Picture: Shutterstock / Bulgn)Public Health England (PHE) commissioned the report into surveys of e-cigarette use among young people. The most recent was the Action on Smoking and Health YouGov survey of more than 2,000 children aged 11 to 18 in 2018. It showed that...
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