Vapes 'compromising children's rights'

VAPES are “compromising children’s human rights”, academics have said as they called for more regulation of e-cigarettes to protect young people.

- ELLA PICKOVER

Experts said some children are missing lessons to vape and are unable to concentrate in classrooms due to nicotine dependence.

In a new analysis, published in The BMJ, a team of researchers from the UK, Australia and the Netherlands, highlight how teenagers are “particularly sensitive” to nicotine exposure, which “may have long-term effects on attention, cognition, memory and mood”.