Charity calls for restrictions on vapes to tackle 'epidemic' of child addiction
dailyrecord.co.ukA charity is urging that flavoured e-cigarettes be banned and all vaping products hidden in shops, in a bid to tackle an "epidemic" of addiction among schoolchildren.Respiratory paediatricians in Scotland have said that the widespread use of vapes among school children is now an "epidemic", according to charity Ash Scotland.
The charity was set up by the Royal College of Physicians to tackle the harm caused by tobacco.Backing proposals from the UK government, they want to see restrictions put on e-cigarette flavourings, packaging and marketing - but urged for further mitigations.
The proposals outlined in the consultation - Creating a smoke free generation and tackling youth vaping - were put forward after the number of children using vapes tripled in the past three years.World Health Organisation (WHO) evidence suggests that vapes can be a gateway to smoking cigarettes, with young people who use e-cigarettes up to three times more likely to become addicted to nicotine.
Ash Scotland said most youngsters choose disposables, which can cost £2, and called for the sale of them to be banned on health and environmental grounds.The consultation is considering "restricting the supply and sale of disposable vapes", but the charity urged for them to be outlawed, and for legislation to be brought in as soon as possible.
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