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Public health expert calls for a tax on vapes

1 min read Children's dentistry Alcohol and tobacco
Peter Roderick, a consultant in public health at City of York Council, has said, “we must put an excise duty” on vapes to discourage young people from picking up the habit.

In May, a BBC News investigation revealed that confiscated vapes from one college in Kidderminster contained dangerous levels of heavy metals.

The article was followed by government announcements to crack down on rogue firms which target children with free vape samples and a new vape enforcement squad.

In an interview with York Press, Peter commented on the prevalence of vapes, “It is a big issue, and it is also an issue that schools are approaching local public health teams with the most out of everything.”

Earlier in June, Laranya Caslin, a principal in Lincolnshire, gave evidence to the Health and Social Care committee. She explained that vaping significantly impacts education as students are “making excuses to leave lessons to go to the toilet to vape” and subsequently triggering fire alarms, disrupting classes.

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