Children who vape 'three times more likely to become smokers'

The new study also shows that children who vape are more likely to be diagnosed with asthma and have poor mental health. Picture: iStock

Children who vape are three times more likely to become smokers later, a “striking” new worldwide analysis of vaping by young people has found.

The review, the largest of its kind, also shows they are more likely to be diagnosed with asthma and have poor mental health.