should vapes have the same restrictions as cigarettes thanks for asking in the UK you can only buy vapes or e -cigarettes if you're over 18 but the bright packaging fruit flavors and affordable prices attract teenagers who often use disposable single -use products like elf and geek bars now campaigners
are calling for tighter restrictions on vapes to bring them more in line with cigarettes what would this change for vapes the local government Association LGA which represents councils in England is asking for vapes to adhere to the same rules as cigarettes this would mean that they would have to be
sold in plain packaging and kept out of the reach and sight of children behind shop counters while the charity action on smoking and health ash is also calling for a four pound tax on single disposable vapes to be added on top of the usual $4 .99 price children who vape mainly use cheap disposables which can be
bought for under a fiver making them less affordable by adding a specific tax for single -use disposable vapes in the March budget would be a simple first step reducing child vaping and the vast quantities of single -use vapes being thrown into landfill said ash chief executive Deborah are not for the Guardian newspaper
Asha also suggesting that vapes featuring cartoon characters should be banned and anyone who looks under 25 should be asked for ID in shops a worry is that young people who may never have smoked may be tempted to start vaping vape should only be used as an aid to quit smoking while research has shown
vaping poses a small fraction of the risks of smoking it is deeply worrying that more and more children who've never smoked are starting vaping said David Fothergill chairman of the LGA's community well -being board are vapes harmful vapes or e -cigarettes are considered safer than cigarettes as they
do not contain tobacco however they usually do contain nicotine which is addictive and if the device is used are illegal they may contain other dangerous ingredients health experts say that vaping can also cause nosebleeds headaches and sore throats and the full effects of vaping may not yet be known
well the CDC Center for Disease Control and Prevention say that using vapes allows ultra fine particles to be inhaled deep into the lungs while flavorings like diactyl are linked to serious lung diseases there is also the impact on the environment to consider with the popularity of single -use vaping
products there you have it now you know if vape should have the same restrictions as cigarettes in under three minutes we answer your questions and help you understand the true meaning behind the trends concept and acronyms that are making headlines listen along and you really will know for sure