Paediatricians are calling for a ban on disposable vapes, warning that “youth vaping is fast becoming an epidemic among children.”
In response to a 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.”
RCPCH said that longer-term data is needed on the effects of vaping, particularly in regard to cardiovascular disease.
Long-Term Studies
“However, since e-cigarettes have only been on sale in the UK since 2007, long-term studies don’t yet exist,” it said….