Vaping - is it a risk-free option? | BBC News
They are brightly coloured, easy-to-use and come in flavours from cotton candy to blue raspberry - disposable vapes are surging in popularity.
They're also a major part of the government's plan in England to get the remaining six million smokers to quit by 2030.
So how safe is vaping, particularly for young people who have never smoked?
Is it a risk-free option?! Of course it isn't! Vaping is creating more and more child nicotine addicts every day. It's an appalling situation that needs to be seriously addressed right now. Vapes are also a serious risk of a sudden fatal asthma attack for many people and can cause serious breathing problems for people with COPD, conditions often caused by nicotine addicts in the first place. Vape sticks should be removed from public view and kept in closed cupboards at the point of sale, not filling shop windows.
Megan Munday, 18, started using vapes to cut down on cigarettes, and found the flavours "quite addictive".
No, it's not the flavour that's addictive. Nicotine is one of the most addictive drugs there is, up there with heroin, meth, and crack cocaine. I'm pretty sure that it's still the case that Megan can get free drug addiction and psychotherapy on the NHS.
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