Model says vaping addiction caused constant pain and weakness

21 February 2022 by Sarah Jones

A model claims her extreme muscle pain and weakness was caused by becoming addicted to vaping as a teenager. Vanessa von Schwarz, 20, started vaping when she saw her friends were all doing them in the school toilets. It wasn’t long before she was hitting her e-cigarette almost continuously, and would feel nauseous and angry … Read more

Children struggling to access drug and alcohol addiction services in England, data suggests

2 February 2022 by Sarah Jones

The number of children able to access youth addiction services in England has fallen to its lowest level on record during the pandemic, new figures suggest. Analysis of data from the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS) found that 11,013 under-18s were in treatment for drug and alcohol dependency during 2020/21, some 3,278 (23%) fewer … Read more