Heavy Metal Vapes

It's only a snapshot but? The BBC had illegal vapes, confiscated from pupils at a Midlands (Kidderminster) school, assessed in a laboratory. Some of these vapes produced twice the legal level of lead and nine times the acceptable value for nickel. Chromium levels were also elevated. These metals are all known to have profound influences on brain development (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-65614078?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA). School children are, of course, going through a stage where they would be very sensitive to the impact of toxic metals on their central nervous systems. This insult is certainly not going to benefit intellectual development. Nicotine, the active factor in vapes, is highly addictive. There's little doubt that, had nicotine just been discovered, it would be banned in many countries. Because, however, tobacco has been an acceptable drug in much of the world, vapes have been regarded as a healthier alternative to cigarettes and cigars (there's less chance of lung cancer etc). The children at the Kidderminster school had no difficulty acquiring banned vapes. Getting school children, even illegally, hooked on vapes is not a good idea. Poisoning their brains with heavy metals is even worse. Perhaps the time has come for a serious rethink about vapes?