Parents have been issued an urgent warning after students at two schools in the same town have been hospitalised after vaping.
Headteachers at The Mountbatten School and The Romsey School, both in Romsey, Hampshire, have warned parents over the dangers of the devices.
GettyAccording to staff, the devices, which usually contain a flavoured nicotine fluid, may have been filled with something else[/caption]
The pupils reportedly suffered heart palpitations, confusion and seizures as a result of using the vapes.
According to staff, the devices, which usually contain a flavoured nicotine fluid, may have been filled with something else.
They are currently being examined to determine what the youngsters inhaled.
A letter to parents from both headteachers, seen by the Daily Echo, read: “In the last two weeks, there have been a small number of cases of students from both our communities requiring hospital treatment after using vapes.
“It is suspected that the contents of these vapes were not what they appeared to be, and this is currently being investigated.
“Students who have been affected by this have presented with accelerated heart rates far exceeding normal levels, confusion, and, in one case, fitting and loss of consciousness.”
The teachers added that they had received reports from the police of significant anti-social behaviour in the area involving young people.
It comes after a child collapsed at school in Manchester after just one puff on a vape, which later turned out to be a modified disposable vape pen claiming to contain CBD oil.
Meanwhile, PM Rishi Sunak has announced a crackdown on underage vaping amid concerns that manufacturers are targeting kids in their marketing.
One former addict told The Sun that he was hooked on vapes at 11 after being taken in by their brightly coloured packaging and sweet flavours before developing a smoker’s cough and depression.
Measures are set to include a ban on sellers giving teens free samples of the addictive e-cigs.
A recent study found that vaping could put healthy young people at a higher risk of a severe disease, while several of the devices were found to contain dangerous levels of toxic metals.