{"id":21535,"date":"2025-02-03T13:08:07","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T14:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=21535"},"modified":"2025-02-04T15:25:27","modified_gmt":"2025-02-04T15:25:27","slug":"vaping-clinic-for-children-begins-seeing-patients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=21535","title":{"rendered":"Vaping clinic for children begins seeing patients"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A vaping clinic aimed at children as young as 11 has begun seeing patients with an aim to get them “nicotine free”. <\/p>\n

The vaping cessation service in Liverpool was formed at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in November and has starting treating children aged between 11 and 16.<\/p>\n

Alder Hey NHS Foundation Trust said the clinic would “work closely” with each patient to create “tailored solutions” to meet their needs.<\/p>\n

The number of young people using vapes or e-cigarettes – electronic devices that deliver vapour containing nicotine – has risen sharply both on Merseyside and nationally. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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According to a survey of 14,000 children<\/a> conducted by North West Trading Standards in 2023, 14% admitted vaping more than once a week – up from 6% in 2020. <\/p>\n

The number of children smoking tobacco, however, was down to 6%, the lowest on record in the north-west of England. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The same year a group of nine public health directors across Cheshire and Merseyside signed a joint letter<\/a> warning of the rise in vaping in children. <\/p>\n

The letter said: “Whilst vapes are sometimes advertised as a risk-free alternative to smoking, we do not yet know the long-term effects of regular vaping. <\/p>\n

“In the short-term, using vapes can cause coughing, headaches, dizziness and sore throats. <\/p>\n

“Some vapes also contain nicotine, which is incredibly addictive, and is why they should only be used as a tool to stop smoking.”<\/p>\n

Professor Rachel Isba, who is leading the vaping service at Alder Hey, told a safety and quality assurance committee last year that more data was needed on the number of children addicted to nicotine. <\/p>\n

The meeting heard the hospital trust would need to take a “different policy” on vaping to adult hospital trusts which promoted it as a way to stop smoking. <\/p>\n

Prof Isba noted she was aware of complications caused by vapes being used to inhale other substances, including the dangerous synthetic drug spice – which can cause cardiac arrest. <\/p>\n

A study by the University of Bath last year found that one in six vapes seized in schools<\/a> across England contained spice. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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