
Paediatricians have warned that “youth vaping is fast becoming an epidemic among children” as they called on the government to ban disposable vapes.
In response to the government consultation on e-cigarettes, which closes on Tuesday, the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) warned that e-cigarettes “are not a risk-free product and can be just as addictive, if not more so than traditional cigarettes”.