Fewer school children are smoking or taking drugs, but vaping use among 11 to 15-year-olds is increasing, a study from NHS Digital finds.
Research that appeared in Tobacco Control this week, looked at teenagers who smoked cigarettes and concluded that if they also vaped they would be more likely to go on to smoke. In reaching a conclusion, the research looked at two different schools of thought: firstly the ‘diversion’ hypothesis that sees vaping use reducing the frequency of later cigarette use; and secondly ‘catalyst’ hypothesis, that predicts vaping use leads to smoking. It also cites research done in France that concludes the former theory – that vaping use reduces the frequency of cigarette smoking for teenagers.
In a survey commissioned by the UKVIA, 1 in 3 vapers fear a ban will lead them back to conventional cigarettes, which could be close to 1.5 million former smokers
83 per cent of vapers claim that flavoured vapes help them pack in their smoking habits
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An article from The Conversation.
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By Ellie Muir
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