Latest findings from an annual survey have fuelled concerns that disposable vapes are too readily accessible by young people.
The annual YouGov youth survey for ASH, carried out in March and published last week, shows current vaping among children 11-17 up from 4% in 2020 to 7% in 2022.
The ASH Smokefree GB Youth Survey is an annual survey of young people in Great Britain ages 11-18 which has been running since 2013. The survey is carried out online by YouGov and is commissioned by Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) and funded by a combination of the British Heart Foundation, Cancer Research UK and the Department of Health and Social Care.
The report was released following a conveniently placed story with the BBC that cited an anonymous 17-year-old girl saying that she is addicted to vaping and “can’t stop buying them“.
Suzanne Cass of ASH Cymru repeated the claim that disposable vapes are being marketed towards young people. For many years, such claims have been dismissed as the data didn’t back them up – but this has changed this year.
Dave Cross – Planet of the Vapes – 2022-07-11
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