Nicotine is considered highly addictive, and sales of vapes to teens are illegal, but the numbers of teens vaping nicotine in countries around the world are causing great concern.

In America, the FDA called it an epidemic and is cracking down on the marketing and illegal sales of e-cigarettes to minors.  

France’s anti-tobacco lobby called for the immediate ban of a brand of flavoured, disposable e-cigarettes - that are cheap and look like highlighters - which have become a hit with teenagers who’re drawn to neon colours and fun flavours.

A recent study in affluent SA schools showed one in four students are vaping. 

In England, even the big supermarkets have been caught selling vapes that are above regulated nicotine strength. 

So what's actually going on and - as parents - what can we do?

Blog post:
https://www.teenagersuntangled.com/blog/vaping-and-what-i-would-do-if-i-discovered-my-teen-was-using/

WATCH WITH YOUR TEEN:
Big Vape - Broken Series on Netflix https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14081634/
McCall Mirabella - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IluaaGVtJFU

RESEARCH SOURCES:
https://utswmed.org/cancer/community-outreach/join-a-conversation/beating-nicotine-together/how-to-quit-vaping-teen/
https://teen.smokefree.gov/quit-vaping
https://www.childline.org.uk/get-support/ask-sam/school-college-and-work-asksam/is-it-ok-to-vape-under-age-/
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nicotine-vaping-in-england-2022-evidence-update/nicotine-vaping-in-england-2022-evidence-update-summary
https://digital.nhs.uk/news/2022/decrease-in-smoking-and-drug-use-among-school-children-but-increase-in-vaping-new-report-shows
https://ash.org.uk/uploads/Ongoing-research-on-youth-vaping-and-gap-analysis-_15-August-22_FINAL.pdf?v=1663860791
https://parade.com/1093720/julia-savacool/vaping-vs-smoking/
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nicotine-vaping-in-england-2022-evidence-update
https://www.lung.org/blog/vaping-smoke-and-mirrors
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/teens-vaping-a-problem-for-almost-half-of-central-auckland-primary-and-intermediate-schools/UXSIGMR3Z52Q52EILVFTV2AEZA/
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