Public Health England (PHE) promote e-cigarettes as a safe alternative to smoking while choosing to ignore warnings over the risks, a leading health professor said.
The number of children and young people who are trying vaping is on the rise, according to latest PHE figures
Prof Martin McKee of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine said there are grounds for ‘serious concern’. Health professors argue long-term studies aren’t available as PHE is promoting e-cigarettes as an aid to stop smoking PHE figures published in February showed the number of UK children and teenagers trying vaping has doubled in recent years.
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