Doctors have raised the alarm about high levels of vaping among children worldwide, saying they are convinced e-cigarettes are causing irreversible harm to their health.

Cardiologists, researchers and health experts said they were “extremely concerned” about the harmful effects of e-cigarettes on millions of teenagers and young people, including exposure to toxins and carcinogens – some of which are still unknown.

Nicotine levels in e-cigarettes can be very high, raising the risk of addiction and injury to the developing brains of adolescents. Children are also risking long-term cardiovascular effects as a result of vaping at school and college, experts say.

Speaking at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) annual congress in Madrid, the world’s largest heart conference, Prof Maja-Lisa Løchen, a senior cardiologist at the University hospital of North Norway, said she was concerned that millions of children could face ill health in future.

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      Imagine being so triggered by the existence of children that you completely forgot to say anything relevant to the article.

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      Regardless of what you think about people having kids, I don’t think there’s anything wrong with being concerned for the well-being of people who haven’t even grown up yet.

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      Look, I’m as childfree and antinatalist as the next guy, but this is not beeing nice. Do I want them around me? No. But I know how to swear, and you’ve got variations on “fuck” in a single sentence.

      Kids are terrible, but really? Gotta throw four fucks out there? It’s readily apparent that you do not give a fuck.