Baby vape addicts ‘leave exams for vape fix’

Pupils are leaving exams early to fulfill their vape cravings, MPs have warned.

Pressure is mounting for more durable motion to cease kids vaping amid rising concern concerning the impression on their well being and schooling.

Last week, England’s kids’s commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza referred to as for a ban on nicotine-free e-cigarettes – which are sometimes seen as a “gateway” to vaping – being bought to under-18s. 

She additionally needs a ban on disposable vapes. It has result in one Labour MP searching for robust measures to cease a surge in kids taking over the behavior.

Ruth Jones stated: “In school it’s a massive issue.”

“We’ve got to the situation where people cannot sit a two-hour exam without having to go out for vape.” “This is not right.”

The MP for Newport West condemned advertisements for merchandise, telling GB News: “It’s all marketed as being pretty.”

“Bubble gum flavour, orange flavour, you know, they’re very attractive.”

According to the NHS, nine percent of 11 to 15-year-olds used e-cigarettes in 2021 – up from six percent in 2018.

And Tory MP Neil Hudson has warned that children are “setting their alarms for two or three in the morning so they can vape in the middle of the night to avoid withdrawal symptoms the next day”. 

The Penrith and The Border MP told the Sunday Express: “A cursory glance at the brightly coloured, sweetly flavoured products available and the associated social media content shows these products are clearly being marketed to our young people.”

“Vapes ought to be used to assist individuals stop smoking and to beat nicotine addictions, not create them.”

Last month, Rishi Sunak stated that as a father of two daughters, he was apprehensive about vapes, saying it “looks like they are targeted at kids”. 

The Government has pledged to shut a loophole which allowed free samples of vapes to be given to kids.

The Department for Health stated it’s “concerned about the recent rises in youth vaping – particularly because of the unknown long-term harms”.

It insists it’s taking “bold action to crack down on youth vaping” with the creation of a “£3million illicit vapes enforcement squad to tackle underage sales to children”.

John Dunne, director-general of the UK Vaping Industry Association, stated: “Our place could be very clear – nobody underneath the age of 18 ought to be utilizing a vape gadget.”

“We cannot stand by while some irresponsible players in the industry damage consumer confidence and potentially dissuade adult smokers from making a life-changing switch.”

The trade association has called for “on the spot fines for retailers of up to £10,000 per instance” to stop the sale of vapes to young people.”

Mr Dunne stated: “There’s no time to waste because it’s no good placing regulation in place in the event you can’t implement it.”

“Youth vaping will only get worse if unscrupulous retailers continue to think they can continue to get away with selling to minors.”