All news on the topic: Vaping

Experts are concerned about a booming black market selling products that do not comply with UK regulations and have not been through appropriate safety testing

Other top targets set during the summer include drinking more water, losing weight, and working out more, according to the survey of smokers

WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES Alex Gittins, 31, suffered a collapsed lung just hours after inhaling a vape bought from a shop in County Durham and noticing an "awful chemical taste" in the back of his throat

Xylazine, a tranquiliser usually used on large animals such as horses and cows, has caused an epidemic in the US because it can make the skin and muscle rot away if mixed with illegal drugs

Headteachers are reporting that as many as a quarter of students are vaping as concerns are raised that addiction levels are higher than they were with tobacco

Paediatric chest physician Professor Andy Bush is “absolutely horrified” that a growing number of children are being admitted to hospital after using illegally-sold vapes, with some developing serious lung conditions

A paediatric respiratory consultant issued a shocking warning today as they revealed how children are being admitted to hospital because of vapes - as calls to ban the e-cigarettes grow

The Government announced a crackdown amid growing fears over the health impact on children targeted by colourful, flavoured devices seasoned smokers use to quit

The device, laced with THC oil, the psychoactive chemical in cannabis, was allegedly brought in by a Year 11 student in an attempt to "chill" ahead of a GCSE exam at Unity College in Burnley

Heidi Johnson and her family are lucky to be alive after her teenage daughter's secret e-cigarette sparked a fire that engulfed their whole home and destroyed everything

A woman who tried to quit smoking by switching to vaping now has a serious lung disease at the age of just 35 and cannot even leave her own home without an oxygen tank

Jonathan Belcher, from Covington, Virginia, US, said he started vaping at 17 and developed an addiction so severe he was smoking the equivalent of '20 cigarettes a day'

The Labour leader also urged ministers to ban colourful packaging and attractive flavours for kids such as unicorn crush or cotton candy amid 9% of 11 to 15 year old children having used e-cigarettes in 2021

British American Tobacco reported China's Elfbar, alleging that they had sold vapes with more nicotine liquid than is permitted, with anti-smoking groups accusing BAT of starting a 'vape war'

News comes as the Government plans to give out e-cigarettes as a quitting tool, while the Mirror found illegal vapes are being sold to kids in shops

For around £15 per vape, R and M’s Tornado 9000 delivers nicotine eight times cheaper than other legal disposable vapes. We bought one of a China-based website and they carried out no age verification checks

Ministers are currently collecting evidence to see how teen vaping can be stamped out. Some 7% of 11 to 17-year-olds were 'current users' of vapes in 2022 - up from 3.3% the year before

A 13-year-old girl was able to buy vapes with five times the permitted level of addictive nicotine in a Daily Mirror investigation

Nearly half of shops sampled in a Mirror investigation sold a teenager a clutch of vapes containing large amounts of nicotine

Vaping has risen rapidly with 3.2 million adults in the UK reported to use devices and now one million smokers will be offered vape starter kits

Vaping, which is the inhaling of a vapour created by an e-cigarette, took hold in the UK in 2015, and has surged in popularity ever since

E-cigarette starter kits will be offered to one in five of all users in England under the “swap to stop” programme

Sweet and fruity vape liquids, such as strawberry, have become hugely popular among children - with Ministers wanting to stop the sale of these flavours

Teenager Draven Hatfield, from Harts, West Virginia, was forced to have a bullectomy surgery to remove air pockets from his lung after it collapsed for the fourth time

A 13-year-old student, from Georgia in the US, suffered a stroke after using a vape pen laced with deadly substance fentanyl, with his mum saying he was forced to smoke it by a group of bullies