The British Medical Association says bold action is needed and vapes have no rightful place in young people’s lives. Children are being targeted with colours, branding and flavours such as bubble gum or candy floss, it says, to push a product that can lead to nicotine addiction.
Although it was already illegal to sell any vape to anyone under 18, Prof David Strain, who chairs the BMA’s Board of Science, said children still needed more protection. He said there, is an “increase in young people who vape, with almost six times more 11-17-year-olds vaping now compared with 10 years ago.”