Number of children and young people who are vaping DOUBLES in four years
And the proportion who said they had never tried e-cigarettes fell from 91.5 per cent in 2014 to 83.4 per cent in 2018. The researchers - from Kings College London - said: 'Experimentation and use of e-cigarettes has been increasing steadily over time.' Smokers are far more likely to try vaping than non-smokers, suggesting there is a link between the two, they added. The number of people trying vaping before trying a cigarette rose from 8 per cent in 2014 to 21 per cent in 2018, fueling concern youngsters are becoming addicted to nicotine through e-cigarettes. VAPING DAMAGES THE LUNGS LIKE CIGARETTES, STUDY FINDS Popular heated tobacco devices may cause the same damage to lung cells as tradi...
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