11 days ago · England
Proportion of people in Great Britain vaping who never smoked doubles in four years
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a health story. The Guardian UK is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to England. The first report grouped here was at 6 Oct 2026, 15:05 UTC. The headline in use is “Proportion of people in Great Britain vaping who never smoked doubles in four years”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
More than 1 million people in Great Britain now vape despite having never regularly smoked, ONS data shows More than 1 million people in Great Britain now vape despite never having been regular smokers, with rates nearly doubling in just four years, according to figures that health experts describe as…
Story timeline
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- First reported by The Guardian UK
Proportion of people in Great Britain vaping who never smoked doubles in four years
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- The Guardian