Vaping: The ‘epidemic’ among teens
This Is Why
Sky News
4.0 • 552 Ratings
🗓️ 9 May 2023
⏱️ 19 minutes
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Summary
According to the NHS, 9% of 11 to 15-year-olds regularly use nicotine based vapes, which are disguised by bright colour packaging and sweet flavours. Australia recently announced it is set to ban recreational vaping, saying the products - that are deliberately targeted at children - are creating a new generation of nicotine addicts.
On the Sky News Daily, Leah Boleto hears from a group of teenagers about why they vape and explores the impact vaping is having on children with headteacher Glyn Potts. Plus, John Dunne, director general of the UK Vaping Industry Association, discusses what the industry can do to prevent the illegal sale of vapes to under 18s.
Podcast producers: Emma Rae Woodhouse and Rosie Gillott
Interviews producer: Alex Edden
Editor: Philly Beaumont
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| 0:56.7 | Legacy to find out how. I was 12 in year rape. So about 13 years old? I was 15. Basically, all of my |
| 1:06.7 | friends did it. So I just hung around with them so much that I was like, why not? These are the voices of secondary school children who all vape. We're not giving their names to |
| 1:15.9 | protect their privacy. The main reason why I vape, it's not the feeling, it's not the flavour, |
| 1:21.4 | it's the tricks. That's what you see on social media as well. You mean like making shapes |
| 1:25.5 | with the smoke? Yeah, yeah. It's almost like I'm doing it |
| 1:28.5 | to look cool. They're speaking to FYI. That's Sky's news and current affairs program for children |
| 1:34.6 | about why they do it. My friends, they'll be doing it in school and the toilets and stuff like that |
| 1:39.5 | and they can't go a day without doing it. And they're not alone. Latest figures from the NHS |
| 1:44.0 | suggests 9% of 11 to 15 year olds do it |
| 1:48.1 | despite it being illegal. |
| 1:49.6 | I'd definitely say I'm addicted |
| 1:50.6 | like every two or three days |
| 1:52.3 | I have to buy another one and everything. |
| 1:54.3 | So I do spend quite a lot of money on it as well. |
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