High strength vape use surges 10-fold in just three years with over half of young users opting for the very strongest e-cig liquids, study finds READ MORE: Teen who burned hole in her lung after vaping issues stark warning By Kate Pickles Health Editor For The Daily Mail Published: 00:01, 20 June 2024 | Updated: 00:01, 20 June 2024 e-mail View comments The number of people using high-strength vapes has soared almost 10-fold in as little as three years, research shows. A third of vapers used high-strength nicotine in January this year compared to just 3.8 per cent on average between July 2016 and June 2021.
The biggest increase was among 18-to-24-year-olds with more than half now using the strongest e-cigs. Large rises were also seen in seen in older age groups and among current smokers and recent ex-smokers, according to the study by University College London . Researchers looked at survey responses from 7,314 adult vapers in England between 2016 and 2024 to see how use of different nicotine strengths had changed in that period.
The biggest increase was among 18-to-24-year-olds with more than half now using the strongest e-cigs. To assess more current use of nicotine strengths between 2022 and 2024, the researchers also looked at survey data from Wales and Scotland. The team classified e-liquids containing 20 mg/ml of nicotine or more as high strength, which is the legal limit in the UK.
The UK Government has proposed setting three categories of tax on e-liquid, with the lowe.