It's Topical | Is there underage vaping crisis?

Teens vaping.
It's in sharp focus tonight.
A study on adolescent vaping in South Africa published in The Lancet sought to investigate the burden of vaping among South African youth.
The research draws on a data-collection effort led by Professor Richard van-Zyl Smit, at the UCT Lung Institute, which surveyed around 25 thousand high school learners, across 52 fee-paying schools in eight of South Africa's nine provinces.
A concerning aspect of the study was the high level of vape dependence among users.
Nearly 47%, that's almost half of vapers reported using e-cigarettes within the first hour of waking up, and that 88% said they used vapes that contain nicotine.
And get this, around 12% of learners indicated that they were unable to get through the school day without vaping.

To help us unpack this issue, in studio we have the Secretary General of National Association of School Governing Body, Matakanye Matakanya.
We also have Sam Filby who is a Researcher from UCT School of Economics, as well as Dr Khosi Jiyane who is a Clinical Psychologist.

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