In the summer, the rise in the number of children vaping was in the spotlight, receiving widespread coverage in the media. The YouGov youth survey for Action on Smoking and Health (ASH), published in July, found that between 2020 and 2022, vaping rates had nearly doubled among 11 to 17-year-olds.The most frequently used product was a disposable vape, which comes in kits containing five brightly coloured devices (they look a bit like a packet of felt-tip pens), costing around £5. According to the YouGov/ASH survey, the rise in disposable vapes has “happened concurrently with higher levels of youth use,” although it states there is no proof that this is a causal relationship “in either direction.”
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