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Youth vaping plateaus while adult vaping hits all-time high, survey shows

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The latest findings from Action on Smoking and Health (ASH’s) annual surveys of young people and adults find that 11% of British adults vape, up from 9% in 2023. However, rates of vaping among 11–17-year-olds have not increased, with 7.6% of young people vaping occasionally…

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