Synthetic Vapes Threaten Teens | Cork News

Cork News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 19, 2026 · 1m

Ireland’s Health Service Executive is sounding the alarm over dangerous, unregulated vapes and edibles flooding the market—especially targeting teens. Scientists have detected lethal synthetic cannabinoids in products labeled as CBD or nicotine, far stronger than cannabis and capable of causing psychosis and long-term brain damage. Testing is severely limited, costly, and reactive, with no single agency overseeing product safety. Despite last year’s ban on HHC, it still appears in vapes, and acetate—a lung-damaging chemical—is found in many. The HSE is calling for a new regulatory body while…