Doctors are calling for a ban on disposable vapes to stop a 'youth epidemic', as figures show a 50% rise in UK children trying vaping over the last year. 'I fear that if action is not taken, we will find ourselves sleepwalking into a crisis.'
Doctors have warned vaping is fast becoming a youth epidemic as they called for a ban on disposables.
‘Since e-cigarettes have only been on sale in the UK since 2007, long-term studies don’t yet exist,’ the RCPCH said. There has been a 50% rise in UK children trying vaping over the last year, according to figures from Action on Smoking and Health .
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