A teenager who started smoking when she was 12 says she is now addicted and it is now having health implications she can't keep up with. Holly was speaking as new research found one in seven children have been caught vaping. Around half of parents whose children have been caught vaping were under 11 years old and almost two-fifths bought them from friends at school .
Others took them from family members, bought them online or used a fake ID to buy vapes in shops. Just a fifth of parents are happy schools have adequate procedures in place to detect vaping but many parents say that their child’s school is increasingly communicating with pupils about the dangers of vaping. One in seven parents says their child has been suspended for selling vapes during school time and a further one in eight have been expelled for dealing vapes on school premises.
Nicky Bowman, a mum of three, said: “My daughter started vaping at the age of 12 and is still addicted now. At the time, I never smelt her vaping in the house, so it was very difficult to monitor. "This isn’t about me being a ‘relaxed’ parent or not being diligent, it’s a really easy thing to miss as it’s so easy to hide.
My daughter really regrets starting now as it’s very expensive and she’s struggling to give up. The problem is even more difficult for schools to manage. "Most of these vapes wouldn’t even activate a smoke alarm so without searching the children or catching them in the act, it’s challenging.
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