What question did this study set out to answer?

This research aims to determine the prevalence and types of illicit substances in vapes confiscated from schools.

Illicit Substances in School-Confiscated Vapes: Lessons from a Laboratory-Driven Public Health Pilot

View Full Paper

Ask AI

Bookmark

Authors

Pilot study reveals prevalence of illicit substances in vapes from UK schools, indicating urgent public health concerns.

This research aims to determine the prevalence and types of illicit substances in vapes confiscated from schools.
Conducted a cross-sectional pilot study in a defined UK region.
Collected 212 vape products from seven secondary schools.
Used LC-QTOF-MS for initial screening and confirmatory LC-MS/MS for SCRAs.
14 out of 204 samples (6.9%) contained illicit substances.
Dominant substances included SCRAs, with 13 samples of MDMB-4en-PINACA identified.
Half of the positive samples were disposable vapes.

Sharrod-Cole et al. (2026) studied this question.

View Full Paper

Ask AI

Bookmark