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FOUND: 9 of youth smoke illegal vapes study finds - What They Never Told You

More than 72-million-baht worth of e-cigarettes and related equipment seized by the Department of Customs are shown during a media conference on Feb 23 this year. (Photo: Apichart Jinakul)

An estimated 9.1% of young people in Thailand use e-cigarettes, mostly due to peer pressure and the influence of their friends, according to the results of a survey by the Department of Health Service Support (DHSS).

The survey was conducted on 61,688 people nationwide between April 25 and June 6. The results showed that 14.6% of young people in Bangkok use vapes, ranking the capital the highest among the 13 areas studied, said DHSS chief Sura Wisetsak.

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