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英国禁止未成年人买电子烟 Under-18s in England are to be banned from buying electronic cigarettes, the government has announced. 英国政府宣布，禁止18岁以下的未成年人买电子烟。 ? Experts say it is not yet known what harm the tobacco-free devices could inflict（造成） and that their contents could be damaging young peoples health. ? An estimated 1.3m people in the UK use e-cigarettes which were designed to help smokers quit. ? Ministers also plan to make it illegal for adults to buy traditional cigarettes for anyone under 18. ? Irresponsible adults ? They want to crack down on the number of young people smoking by bringing the law in line with restrictions on the sale of alcohol. ? The new rules could be in force by the autumn and may mean anyone caught buying cigarettes for a child could be given a ￡50 fixed penalty notice or a fine of up to ￡2,500. ? We must do all we can to help children lead a healthy life, Public Health Minister Jane Ellison said. ? Thats why this measure is designed to help protect children from the dangers of being bought cigarettes by irresponsible adults - something that I hope concerned parents and responsible retailers will welcome. ? Some 41% of 15-year-olds who smoke say they usually buy their cigarettes from someone else, rather than from a shop, according to Department of Health figures. ? But while smoking rates have fallen to their lowest ever level, experts fear the electronic substitutes could be encouraging teenagers to take up the habit. ? E-cigarettes, popular with teenagers, deliver a hit of nicotine and emit water vapour to mimic the feeling and look of smoking. ? We do not yet know the harm that e-cigarettes can cause to adults let alone to children, but we do know they are not risk free, Prof Dame Sally Davies, Englands chief medical officer, said. ? E-cigarettes can produce toxic chemicals and the amount of nicotine and other chemical constituents and contaminants, including vaporised flavourings, varies between products meaning they could be extremely damaging