Explainer: How bad is Australia’s vaping problem and how are teens getting nicotine vapes?

A national research project has found more than 30% of Australian 14- to 17-year-olds are vaping. Photograph: Alyssa Langella/Getty Images/EyeEm

Is it true that a growing number of Australian children are addicted to nicotine?

Yes. More than 30% of 14- to 17-year-olds are vaping, according to the first national research project, Generation Vape, which questioned a group of 700 young people.