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Doctors sound alarm over children vaping as studies find wide range of health impacts
The review found links to wheezing, poor sleep and oral health problems, and the college wants tighter limits on flavours and packaging.
- The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health published a systematic review on Thursday, August 20, 2026, in the Archives of Disease in Childhood, linking youth vaping to respiratory problems, poor sleep, and increased cigarette smoking risk.
- Almost one in five 11 to 17-year-olds in Britain have tried vaping, according to an Action on Smoking and Health poll, prompting the RCPCH to call for stricter controls on flavours and packaging.
- Researchers identified vaping-linked respiratory symptoms like wheezing, oral health problems, and mental health issues, while also finding "more abnormal reflexes" and "lower motor maturity" in babies whose mothers vaped during pregnancy.
- In July, the government launched a 12-week consultation on vape packaging and display to reduce youth appeal, following the Tobacco and Vapes Act to create the UK's first smoke-free generation.
- Dr. Nicola Lindson, Associate Professor at the University of Oxford, noted that survey-based evidence limits causal certainty, while Andrew McCracken from Asthma + Lung UK acknowledged vapes aid adult smokers but pose unnecessary risks to children.
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A study published in "Archives of Disease in Childhood", on Wednesday, August 19, highlights the risks of vaping in children and young adults. By looking at thousands of scientific articles, researchers found that electronic cigarettes were "associated with signs of harmfulness in eight areas." - Electronic Cigarette: the deleterious effects in young people highlighted by a study (Health and well-being).
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Great Yorkshire RadioDoctors sound alarm over children vaping as studies find wide range of health impacts
Figures suggest almost one in five (19%) 11 to 17-year-olds in Britain have tried vaping, and the government is consulting on several measures to make it less attractive to young people.
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The Independent (US)Children’s doctors link vaping to allergies, teeth issues and mental health problems
Figures suggest that almost one in five 11 to 17-year-olds in Britain have tried vaping
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