HUGE rise in vaping as research shows one in ten adults use devices, and many taking up the habit have never smoked READ MORE: Smoking ban 'will save countless lives' say UK's top health experts By Emily Stearn, Health Reporter For Mailonline Published: 23:30 BST, 17 July 2024 | Updated: 23:30 BST, 17 July 2024 e-mail View comments One in ten adults in England now vape, marking an eight-fold surge in a decade, worrying new data reveals. By contrast, just one in 80 were thought to have taken up the habit in 2013. Concerningly, around one in six 18-year-olds who have never smoked before were also found to be long-term users of the devices.
In a nod to the Government's plan to ban disposable vapes, researchers said this was particularly a concern and 'harmful to public health'. Campaigners have long called for much tougher regulations — including an immediate ban on marketing to children and a tax on disposable vapes, which are most popular among teens. Admission rates for 'vaping-related disorders' in under-20s generally have also risen six-fold over the same period.
It comes amid an exploding youth e-cigarette epidemic, which the Government has promised to stamp out Your browser does not support iframes. Your browser does not support iframes. E-cigs allow people to inhale nicotine in a vapour — which is produced by heating a liquid, which typically contains propylene glycol, glycerine, flavourings, and other chemicals.
Unlike traditional cigarettes, they do not contain tob.
