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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Martin Bagot

Fears over teen vaping as 18% of 15-year-olds now smoking e-cigarettes

Health experts want a crackdown on underage vaping after it emerged 18% of 15-year-olds are now smoking e-cigarettes.

Use among girls aged 15 in England surged from 10% in 2018 to 21% last year, an NHS Digital study found.

The Smoking, Drinking and Drug Use Among Young People report also shows 9% of 11 to 15s vaped either regularly or occasionally in 2021 – up from 6% in 2018.

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