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Ministers set to ban single-use vapes in UK over child addiction fears
(www.theguardian.com)
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Vaping may be a good alternative for a smoker. Some people find them a useful aid in quitting as it's easier to slowly reduce nicotine content.
It's is not contradictory to say vapes are bad. They can be better than cigarettes, but this doesn't make them good.
Vapes are highly palatable. This reduces a barrier to developing a nicotine addiction. So there genuine concern when it comes to young people developing nicotine addictions.
However, the motivation for this ban is due to the waste produced by disposable vapes. The early vapes were reusable so this wasn't an issue. These disposable vapes are responsible for alot of lithium batteries being irresponsibility disposed in the streets.
Nicotine on it's own isn't particularly addictive. It only becomes highly addictive when combined with the MAO inhibitors found in tobacco, primarily harman and norharman.
I'm intrigued, got any sources for this claim?
I searched for "nicotine addiction" and found a number of links to reputable bodies. I have put some of them above.