BRITAIN’S vaping craze has peaked, a study suggests.

Fourteen per cent of over-16s puffed on e-cigarettes between January 2024 and January 2025 — the same percentage as the previous year.

Their use also levelled off among young adults — some of the heaviest users — with 27 per cent of 16 to 24-year-olds using them during the same period.

Scientists believe plans to ban single-use vapes — due to come into force in June — have dented their popularity.

Study author Dr Sarah Jackson said: “The research cannot tell us why vaping rates have levelled off.

"But in the past we have seen changes in smoking habits before a policy change.

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“Action is likely still required to reduce high vaping rates.

"But now the situation has stabilised, policymakers may be sensible to avoid stricter options that might deter smokers from using vapes to quit.”

The University College London study of 88,611 people in England, Wales and Scotland between 2022 and 2025 also found use of disposable vapes last year tumbled.

It went from 63 to 35 per cent among young adults.

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And 12 per cent of all ages still smoke tobacco.

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