The UK government has decided to ban single-use vapes with the aim of eliminating addiction to these devices among UK youth and protecting the health of minors. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will formalize the veto during a visit to schools this Monday, the British Government said in a statement.

This decision is part of the conservative Executive’s new strategy following that national consultation launched last October on smoking and vaping.

According to official figures, the number of minors who use vape has tripled in the last three years, and It is estimated that 9% of those aged between 11 and 15 years consume it.

The use of single-use vapes has had a particular impact, which has jumped ninefold in the region. between 11 and 17 years just in the last two years.

Also Flavors aimed at minors will be limited and manufacturers will be made to make them less visually appealing, while separating their sales from other items designed for children.

The government will enforce it new fines for shops that illegally sell vapes to minors and they would ban other substitutes for minors such as nicotine patches.

Sunak wants future generations to grow up without the possibility of smoking in their lives, so he will pass legislation to that end Teenagers who turn 15 in 2024 will never be able to legally buy tobacco.

It is estimated that tobacco causes around 80,000 deaths each yearcauses one in four cancers in the UK and costs the country around £17 billion (€20 billion).

“As any parent or teacher knows, one of them the most worrying trend “There is currently increasing use of vaping among underage people, so we must act before this disease becomes endemic,” Sunak said, according to the statement.

The prime minister almost said that 70% of parents, teachers, health workers and the community in general expressed their support for this action in the consultations held.

EFE