Leading doctors have warned that generations of children could become hooked on nicotine after new figures show an increasing number of teenagers are being tempted to smoke cheap sweet-flavoured e-cigarettes, even though their long-term effects are still unknown.
In a report released on Tuesday, new figures from a survey conducted for NHS Digital found that 9 percent of 11- to 15-year-olds in England now regularly use e-cigarettes, a rise from 6 percent in 2018.
The highest use trend was among girls aged 15, which rose from 10 percent in 2018 to 21 percent last year.
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Over 9,000 pupils in England were surveyed across secondary schools, mostly aged 11 to 15, for the “Smoking, Drinking and Drug Use among Young People in England 2021” report….