Why people who have never smoked are getting hooked on vaping

• Over 1 million UK never-smokers are now regular vapers, representing a concerning shift in nicotine addiction patterns among populations without prior tobacco use
• This trend suggests vaping is functioning as a primary gateway to nicotine dependence rather than exclusively as a smoking cessation tool, requiring reassessment of public health messaging
• Clinicians should routinely screen for vaping use in all patients—particularly younger and never-smoking populations—and counsel on nicotine addiction risks previously associated only with combustible tobacco

More than one million people now vape who have never been smokers, according to the ONS.

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