Research points to vaping crisis among South African youth

Sam Filby Richard van Zyl Smit

IT'S become common to see children, some in school uniforms, vaping. The World Health Organization cites enticing flavours and targeted marketing as key reasons for this trend. In the US, e-cigarettes are the most commonly used tobacco product among middle and high school students aged 12 and older, with 5.9% reporting use. In the UK, surveys indicate that 20.5% of children aged 11–17 have tried vaping, with 7.6% currently vaping. Similar usage rates of 3.3% to 11.8% have been found in South-East Asia, while evidence on vape use among adolescents in Africa is scarce. A recent study published in The Lancet’s eClinical Medicine found that vaping among South African pupils is alarmingly high. The research surveyed over 25 000 high school students across 52 schools in eight of South Africa’s…

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