Emmerdale star Lawrence Robb opened up on the "hardest thing" he's ever done, as he vowed "never again" before being flooded with praise by his fellow co-stars.
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"A child somewhere in this country is going to die because of a vape. It’s only a matter of time."
It's a stark warning, but it could save children's lives, one Greater Manchester headteacher believes.
Westhoughton High School head Neil Coe's words come after four different pupils at the same school were admitted to hospital. The youngsters had inhaled vapes thought to have been 'spiked' with dangerous substances, including THC and spice.
Vaping habits among schoolchildren have become cause for concern across the country in the last few years. A recent MEN investigation showed just how easy it is to get your hands on illegal, unregulated and dangerously potent vapes in Manchester.
And the situation in our schools, according to Mr Coe, is bleaker than ever.
The Westhoughton High School head says that pupils are so desperate to use their vapes that he's had to post teachers outside bathrooms around the clock in an attempt to block the youngsters. Even then, he says, it's 'almost impossible' for teachers to stop the habit.
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Westhoughton High is by no means the only school facing these issues. Glyn Potts, headteacher at Saint John Henry Newman Catholic College in Oldham, told the Manchester Evening News how he has watched as vapes have become part of a daily routine for many young people.
A pupil at his college was hospitalised after they collapsed from just one hit of a modified vape last year. It later transpired the pen had contained spice - a synthetic drug known for the 'zombie-like' state it induces in users.
In the wake of that, Mr Potts said he 'prays' there won't be a fatality - but unless something big changes, he 'can't see
Emmerdale star Lawrence Robb opened up on the "hardest thing" he's ever done, as he vowed "never again" before being flooded with praise by his fellow co-stars.
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