From headaches, flatulence and now heart failure, ALL the health complications ... trends now
They're billed as being better for you than smoking. But experts insist that doesn't mean vapes are safe.
In fact, the nicotine-laden gadgets are linked to a catalogue of health problems.
Just today a shock study warned that e-cigarettes may raise the risk of heart failure.
Researchers tracked 175,000 adults in the US and found those who vaped were almost a fifth more likely to develop the deadly condition, than those who didn't use the devices.
MailOnline can also reveal the number of adverse side effects linked to vaping reported to UK regulators has now eclipsed 1,000. The extensive list includes everything from headaches to strokes.
Experts say the Government must take increasing action to combat rising vape use in the UK including helping people quit the devices (stock image)
Dr Salim Khan, head of department for public health at Birmingham City University, said evidence of growing vaping harms must be matched by action.
He also said the UK must consider offering a stop-vaping scheme, similar to bold advice given to smokers.
Dr Kahn said the incoming Government action to curb some vape flavours and packaging intentionally marketed at children will 'go some way' to tackling the teen vaping epidemic.
Soaring usage rates in children have sparked fears that younger generations are sleepwalking into a public health crisis.
But demanding an even tougher stance, Dr Khan told MailOnline: 'It's imperative that further measures are also implemented.'
He called for greater fines for shops that illegally sell the devices to children, as well as increased penalties for those caught selling vapes that don't meet UK regulatory standards and contain high levels of toxic metals and other dangerous chemicals.
Dr Khan added: 'The Department for Education should provide more guidance and support to schools to help curb the use of vapes on such premises.'
He also called for a broad education campaign on the dangers of vaping.
'Clearly it is assumed by many that vaping is not harmful when indeed it delivers a high dose of nicotine to the lungs and consequently can result in damage to lungs, airways, and blood vessels which links with the recent US study showing e-cigarettes being linked to an increased risk of heart failure,' he said.
Dr Khan also said the Government should implement a vaping cessations strategy similar to its stop smoking campaign.
'There appears to be no strategy in place for vaping cessation and this may have led to increased use and number of youth and adult users,' he said.
'Nicotine gum and patches are known to be safe in delivering nicotine and help with smoking cessation.
'Hence there needs to be similar measures in place, including appropriate support/counselling services for vape users and availability of free nicotine gum and patches to help people gradually "wean" themselves off vapes, particularly those who have never smoked before and reliant on vapes.'
While the latest study has linked vapes to heart failure, it's not the only adverse side effect linked to the devices.
MailOnline has analysed data on adverse reactions linked to vape use collected by UK watchdog the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).
As of February, a total of 1,009 reactions have been recorded, five of them fatal.
These reports are made via the MHRA's Yellow Card system for adverse events linked to medical devices or drugs in the UK.
Members of the public and medics can submit them.
All five deaths were linked to respiratory and cardiovascular health problems.
None of the fatalities, which have all occurred since 2010, are proven to have been caused directly by vaping. No ages were mentioned for any of the deaths.
Some reported digestive issues such as diarrhoea or flatulence, and even one case of rectal haemorrhaging, linked to their vape use.
Others reported symptoms that are more obviously connected to the devices, such as thermal burns from inhalation of heated vapour and headaches, potentially from nicotine exposure.
Two cases of lung injuries specifically linked to vapes were also logged, as well as one case of laryngeal cancer (in the area of the throat containing the vocal cords).
Two vapers reported depressive thoughts linked to their use of the devices, with one even feeling suicidal as a result.
There were also two reports of serious stokes linked to vapes and one person even claimed to have caught SARS, a virus in the family as Covid, after using a device.
One woman, or her medic, also reported suffering a miscarriage while using a vape.
Vaping while pregnant is only recommended by the NHS as alternative to smoking, which is considered more dangerous to an unborn child.
However, the health service acknowledges the risks of vaping while pregnant are still unknown and it's better for expectant mums to stop completely if possible.
Of the 1,009 reactions reported, respiratory conditions accounted for the majority of reports at 432.
Coughing was the largest single reported issue at 105 cases.
Dyspnoea, the clinical term for difficult or laboured breathing, was the next common issue (62 reports) followed by oropharyngeal pain (pain at the back of the throat near the tonsils, 49).
Commenting on the data, Dr Khan said the data highlighted that vaping isn't safe.
'The list of common issues linked to e-cigarettes makes clear the wide range of resultant health problems and, contrary to popular belief, that vaping is
