Number of young adults who vape TRIPLES in two years: Shock data show almost a third of 18 to...

Researchers assessed over 130,000 smokers and vapers from 2016 to 2023. READ MORE:The number of young people vaping has tripled in two years, but smoking continues to decline, a new study shows.

Researchers wanted to examine changes in vaping and smoking before and after disposables became popular in June 2021. 'However, since disposable vaping started to become popular, vaping has been increasing across all age groups – especially younger adults ,' it said. The rise in vaping was greatest in people who had never smoked, rising from two per cent to nine per cent in 18 to 24-year-olds.

'Now, nicotine use appears to be rising, driven primarily by sharp increases in vaping among young people.'Urgent action is needed to curb the rise in disposable vaping among people who would otherwise avoid nicotine entirely.Lead author Dr Harry Tattan-Birch, from University College London , said: 'The rapid rise in vaping would be less concerning if smoking rates had come down more rapidly.

Dr Ian Walker, Cancer Research UK's executive director of policy, said: 'This study shows a concerning increase in the number of young adults using vapes since disposables came on the market in the UK.

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