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Survey finds rise in teenage

vaping, as drug use falls

VAPING among secondar-
y-school children is rising, with ne-
arly one in five 15-year-olds using
e-cigarettes in 2021, a survey by
NHS Digital suggests.
Among 11-15-year-olds, 9% say
they are vapers - up from 6% in
2018.
Doctors say children are being
targeted by e-cigarette companies,
with bright packaging, exotic fla-
Millions invited for booster jabs vours and enticing names.
The long-term effects of vaping
from Monday remain unknown - but it is much
less harmful than smoking cigaret-
MILLIONS of people will be invi- higher risk - including pregnant wo- tes.
ted for their autumn Covid booster men, care-home staff, frontline he- The UK has strict rules on safety,
jab in England and Scotland next alth and social care workers, carers labelling and advertising to pre-
week, with care home residents the aged 16 to 49 and household conta- vent children from vaping, a gover-
first to receive them. cts of people with weakened immu- nment spokesperson said. 6% saying they had taken it last among 15-year-old girls rose from
Although infections are falling, ne systems. The survey asked more than year. 10% in 2018 to 21%, girls are more
health bosses are predicting a resur- England's autumn booster campa- 9,000 pupils in 119 secondary Only 3% of pupils said they were likely to vape than boys at all ages
gence of Covid and flu this autumn ign starts with 1.6 million care home schools in England about their ha- current smokers, a fall from 5% in - 10% of girls aged 11-15, compa-
and winter. residents, staff and housebound pe- bits between September 2021 and 2018. red with 7% of boys, 61% of pupils
They are urging those eligible to February 2022. The charity, Action on Smoking who use vapes obtain them from
protect themselves from serious ople the first to receive their top-up It found that the percentage of and Health (ASH), said it was "en- other people, mostly friends and
illness by getting vaccines against Covid jab. teenagers taking drugs and smo- couraging" to see the decline in 57% buy them from a shop, mostly
both. Also from Monday, another four king cigarettes fell between 2018 smoking which is "far more harm- a newsagent - up from 29% three
A recently approved vaccine aga- million people at highest risk - inclu- and 2021 and alcohol use was un- ful than vaping". years ago.
inst the Omicron variant will be used ding over-75s and those with weake- changed. Vapes or e-cigarettes do not con- Selling e-cigarettes or vapes to
first. ned immune systems - will be invi- Overall, 18% of 11-15-year-old tain the harmful tobacco present in children is illegal in the UK and
The groups who qualify for an au- ted to book a vaccine appointment, pupils said they had tried drugs - normal cigarettes but they do con- every vaping product sold contai-
tumn booster are: adults aged 50 with slots on offer at GP surgeries down from 24% in 2018. tain nicotine - the substance that ning nicotine must be registered by
and over, people aged five to 49 with and pharmacies from the following Cannabis is the most popular makes people addicted to smoking. the Medicines and Healthcare pro-
health conditions that put them at week. drug among this age group, with The survey suggests: vaping ducts Regulatory Agency (MHRA).

Looking at sun's reflection on NHS reviews pill endorsed ‘ that

phone screen can ruin your

eyes, doctors warn stops migraines in their tracks’

A spanish eye doctors, who treated of their kind. MILLIONS of NHS patients cks the activation of a protein in robbing headache on one side of
two patients who suffered retinal da- Dr Joaquín Marticorena and colle- who suffer with debilitating mig- the brain known to trigger migra- the head. The attacks can invol-
mage after being caught out by the agues said both sets of scan results raine attacks could soon benefit ine attacks. Studies show that it ve a host of symptoms, such as
sun's powerful reflection said more confirmed the patients had solar from a pill that prevents them be- can cut the frequency of mode-
awareness of the potential risks was maculopathy. fore they have a chance to strike. rate to severe headaches in half. sensitivity to light, nausea and
needed. Writing in the Journal of While it is usually triggered by lo- The tablet, taken every other It is also effective in alleviating seeing flashing lights. They are
Medical Case Reports, they said the oking directly at the sun, it has been day, could be approved for use migraines when taken minutes thought to be triggered by nerves
sun's reflection from electronic devi- known to occur among those who next spring, according to presc- after they begin. and blood vessels at the front of
ces 'needs to be considered' as a risk spend time in the snow or sand wit- riptions watchdog the National The drug is approved in the the brain that release excessive
factor for developing solar macu- hout eye protection when it is bright Institute for Health and Care Ex- EU. Back in July, the UK regula- amounts of a protein called cal-
lopathy — a condition that usually — as both substances reflect light cellence (NICE). tor, the Medicines and Healthca- citonin gene-related peptide, or
only occurs among people who look into the eyes. Experts say it is far more conve- re Products Regulatory Agency CGRP. This is responsible for car-
directly at the sun or an eclipse wit- Sufferers may be left temporary nient than the current gold-stan- (MHRA), gave the green light for rying vital signals between brain
hout sunglasses. or permanently sensitive to light, dard treatment of monthly sel- its use. cells.
A 30-year-old man, who read his as well as with distorted vision or a f-injections. About 10 million people in the Current migraine treatments
tablet for four hours on the terrace blind spot. The male patient was not Called rimegepant, the pill blo- UK suffer from migraines – a th- include over-the-counter painkil-
of a ski centre, was left with distor- given any treatment and at a che- lers and tablets – triptans – whi-
ted vision and struggled to see obje- ck-up four weeks later, the scarring ch help to interrupt pain signals.
cts at a distance. His issues cleared on his eye had improved. Two mont- While these can ease symptoms
up over time. hs later, he had completely recove-
Another patient, a 20-year-old wo- red. The female patient, who also once migraines begin, they can-
man who used her phone while at was not given any treatment, still not prevent them.
the beach for three hours straight, had a blind spot and scarring on the They also cause drowsiness and
was not so lucky. She was left with a layers of her retina one week later. further headaches if taken too of-
blind spot in the middle of her visi- While some symptoms improved ten, and cannot be used by those
on. The two cases, neither of whom after five months, she was left with with a history of strokes and he-
were named, are said to be the 'first' a long-term scotoma in her right eye. art attacks.