One in five teenagers has accessed e-cigarettes, a large-scale study has found.
Researchers at Liverpool John Moores University said 16% of these had never otherwise smoked, while they also found e-cigarettes were "strongly related" to drinking amongst teenagers.
One of the study's authors, Professor Mark Bellis, warned that such "rapid penetration into teenage culture of what is essentially a new drug-use option is without precedent".
The team surveyed more than 16,000 students aged 14 to 17 in the north west of England and asked them about their alcohol and tobacco use.
They found that one in five answered yes to the question: "Have you ever bought or tried electronic cigarettes?", with more males than females saying they had, and the figure rising with age and if they lived in a deprived area.
Source: Belfast Telegraph, 31/03/15
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