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What should we do about the rise in children vaping?

Science Weekly

The Guardian

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4.21K Ratings

🗓️ 2 March 2023

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

Madeleine Finlay speaks to former Guardian health editor Sarah Boseley about the rise in vaping among under-18s and what can be done to discourage more children from taking up the habit. She also hears from Prof Linda Bauld about the impact of vaping on young people. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod

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These aren't the contents of a sweet shop but flavours of e-cigarette

1:06.4

liquids otherwise known as vapes. And while they might be enjoyed by

1:12.2

adults with a sweet tooth,

1:14.0

lots of experts are worried these sugary concoctions

1:18.0

are also enticing increasing numbers of young people into vaping.

1:22.0

You only have to look at the popularity of

1:25.1

vaping videos on Tik-Tock to see how big it's become for Gen-Z. So when you take

1:29.9

the hit you kind of want to make your mouth like this you know what I mean and then when you

1:33.2

inhale it you want to wrap around and go like this you know what I mean so here you go let me show

1:36.7

you again video for you beginner vapors I hope that this helped you out with looking

1:40.9

cooler when you rip and hope you have a good rest your day.

1:45.0

In fact, last week England's chief medical officer, Professor Chris Whitti,

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