A report published by Action on Smoking and Health (Ash) last June found 20.5 per cent of children in the UK had tried vaping in 2023, up from 15.8 per cent in 2022 and 13.9 per cent in 2020.
National Electrical and Communications Association (NECA) for South Australia and Northern Territory executive director Larry Moore previously warned of the dangers of recharging disposable vapes.
Fellow mums were quick to chime in with their own theories, with many agreeing that the teen could be secretly recharging disposable vapes.
In 2023, experts sounded the alarm about the dangerous trend of recharging disposable vapes, after tutorials began surfacing online.
Taking to a Facebook group, the concerned mum shared a snap of a USB cord with a frayed end revealing that she had found several similar ones in her teen’s room.
