Doctors and legal experts say children in the UK are being sold dangerous and unregulated vaping products that contain high levels of nicotine. UK Trading standards say the market is being flooded with unsafe vapes targeted to children.
Discussed on BBC Radio 5live, Teachers say vaping is a rising problem in UK schools as children are attracted to the colourful sweet-tasting devices. While selling vapes to children under 18 is illegal, and vapes containing nicotine must be registered, trading standards have found shops are selling the devices and liquids to children.
Marketed as an alternative to smoking, vapes are electric devices which vaporise nicotine to be inhaled to mimic cigarettes. They come in a variety of flavours, ones especially appealing to children. Such flavours include cola, bubblegum, pink lemonade and strawberry.
