Teenagers vaping more in UK than most of Europe as ministers prepare clampdown
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Government launch review to examine how e-cigarettes are advertised to young on social media and consider banning disposable flavoured vapes.
By Laura Donnelly, Health Editor
Britain has one of the highest levels of teen vaping in Western Europe, research shows, as ministers prepare to clamp down on e-cigarettes.
An international study of 35 countries shows that rates of vaping between those aged 15 and 24 are among the highest in comparable nations.
The research by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development shows 7 per cent of those in this age group make regular use of e-cigarettes – compared with 1 per cent of those in Spain.
In Western Europe, rates were only higher in France, at 8.5 per cent, and the Netherlands, at 8.9 per cent.
Separate research by Ash, the anti-smoking charity, last year found the proportion of children aged 11 to 17 currently vaping jumped from 4 per cent in 2020 to 7 per cent in 2022.
In 2013, just 3 per cent of children aged 11 to 15 had e...
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