What a scary finding: Illegal vapes confiscated from students in England contained twice the levels of the daily safety limit for the heavy metal, lead.
As it’s illegal to sell vapes to students under the age of 18, it follows that vapes are therefore widely used by minors who tried to obtain them by illegal means. A survey has found that 11.6% of children between 11 to 17 years of age have experimented with vaping.
Lab results have indicated that 12 micrograms/ of lead, or 2.4 times above the safety limit, were found in the confiscated vapes. Lead is a neurotoxin that impairs brain and neural development. Yet students continue to vape despite these health hazards because vaping, similar to smoking, is highly addictive.
A teacher is so horrified by the findings that he has implemented sensors in school washrooms in an effort to reduce acts of vaping. He says police and regulators should also step in to deter illegal vapes from circulating in the black market.
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