Give children nicotine gum or patches to help quit vaping, say UK health officials

A report in the UK has found that children felt pressure to 'fit in and look cool', with 'vape dealers' across social groups

Children should be given nicotine patches to get them off vapes, Public Health Wales has said. Picture: Jacob King/PA

Vaping-addicted children should be given nicotine patches or gum to help them break their addiction, public health officials in Britain have said.

A report by Public Health Wales (PHW) – one of the organisations that makes up NHS Wales – has said that vaping should be seen as a “dependency issue” rather than a deliberate act of misconduct, with young people needing support to quit.