First patients seen at NHS clinic in Liverpool tackling teenage vaping
Alder Hey children’s hospital opens its vaping cessation service for nicotine-dependent 11- to 15-year-olds
The NHS has set up a stop-vaping clinic for teenagers in an attempt to curb the rise in e-cigarette use among young people.
Alder Hey children’s hospital in Liverpool saw the first teenage patients at its new vaping cessation service in January.
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