Prohibition of the sale and supply of single-use vapes: Child Rights and Wellbeing Impact Assessment (CRWIA) Stage 2

Annex 1 Evidence Sources

Organisation – Link to Report

• ASH Scotland - ASH Scotland’s literature review for NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde’s tobacco planning and implementation group - Review of current evidence: Young people and e-cigarettes.
• ASH England - Use of e-cigarettes among young people in Great Britain Policy options to tackle the issue of disposable (single use) vapes – ASH
• The Scottish Government - Data on Vaping among Children - Vaping - understanding prevalence and trends among adults and children: research - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

Vaping – Health harms: evidence briefing - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

Children in Scotland - Scottish Government launches Take Hold campaign to raise awareness of vaping harms

• UK Government - Youth vaping: call for evidence

Vaping among teens: A growing trend? - House of Lords Library

Creating a smokefree generation and tackling youth vaping consultation: government response.

• Department for Health and Social Care - Creating a smokefree generation and tackling youth vaping: what you need to know
• Scottish Youth Parliament - Single Use: Many Voices Report
• Material Focus - Number of disposable single-use vapes thrown away have in a year quadrupled to 5 million per week

Over 700 fires in bin lorries and recycling centres are caused by batteries many of which are hidden inside electricals

• Children in Scotland - Changing our World and Children in Scotland - Vaping Evidence Paper – 2023 Barnardo’s - Barnardo's responds to the Government's ban on disposable vapes. | Barnardo's (barnardos.org.uk)
• Young Scot - The Truth About E-cigarettes – Young Scot
• Science Direct – Adolescents' Health Perceptions of E-Cigarettes: A Systematic Review - ScienceDirect

Adolescents Who Vape Nicotine and Their Experiences Vaping: A Qualitative Study