The study, funded by Cancer Research UK, looked at data on e-cigarettes and smoking from 132,252 people in England between July 2016 and May 2023.
Researchers at University College London (UCL) say the use of disposable e-cigarettes by 18 to 24-year-olds is contributing to the use of highly addictive nicotine in England.
After the disposable e-cigarette epidemic in 2021, the odds of 18 to 24-year-olds saying they vaped increased by 99% each year, compared with 39% of 25 to 44-year-olds and 23% of those 45 and older.
The proportion of young people tripled during this period, from 9% in May 2021 to 29% in May 2023.
