"Dealers are using Snapchat to sell vape liquid laced with the dangerous synthetic drug spice to unwitting children as young as 13, a BBC Investigation has found. Our reporter, posing as a schoolgirl, bought four bottles through a dealer on the social media site that later tested positive for the so-called zombie drug. Teenagers have described horrendous withdrawal symptoms after vaping it, while one parent said she feared finding her daughter dead in her bed."
"While it is illegal for under 18s to vape in the UK, Ella, 15, started using one when she was 12. Within months of buying standard vapes from shops, she moved to vapes she believed contained the illegal drug THC, the main psychoactive ingredient in cannabis that causes its mind-altering effects. She said she and her friend Sophie, 14, became addicted, getting the vape liquid from a dealer who advertised it on Snapchat for 10 a bottle, or three for 20."
Dealers are using Snapchat to sell vape liquid laced with synthetic cannabinoids known as spice to children as young as 13. A reporter posing as a schoolgirl bought bottles that later tested positive for spice. Teenagers report horrendous withdrawal symptoms and one parent feared finding her daughter dead. Research from the University of Bath found in one area more than a quarter of confiscated vapes from schoolchildren tested positive for spice. Under-18s are legally prohibited from vaping in the UK, yet some children begin vaping at age 12 and obtain drug-laced liquids from dealers advertising on Snapchat.
Read at www.bbc.com
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