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Concerns have long been expressed about vapes making teens more susceptible to nicotine addiction. However, Belgium’s first-ever drug commissioner, Ine Van Wymersch, has warned that there is a much darker side to the use of e-cigarettes among youngsters. She told Euronews that children could get "hooked" on the hidden opioids found in illegal vapes. "I'm very concerned about illegal vapes," Van Wymersch said in Euronews' flagship interview programme 12 Minutes With . "Of all the illegal refill