A HEALTH charity boss has welcomed Scotland’s plans for a ban on disposable vapes as she believes manufacturers have found the sweet spot for the…
Disposable vapes are often sold in bright colours and in flavours such as bubblegum or pink lemonade
“The price point is astonishing; I mean you can buy them for under a fiver and I’ve seen them on sale for £1.99 each. In terms of youth uptake and addiction, it’s a disaster and these are 69% used by young people they are not being used by adults at the moment.”In his first Programme for Government published earlier this month, First Minister Humza Yousaf included plans for action in the next year to reduce vaping among children and young people.
Duffy said: “We are seeing an exponential rise in very young children using these products – 11 to 12-year-olds and primary school kids and we haven’t seen that with tobacco for decades.”
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