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As the government moves to crack down on vapes. Figures show this could be a record year for the number children potentially poisoned by the liquid nicotine used in them. The National poisons centre says its had more than five hundreds calls in the past six and a half years about children five years and under suffering nicotine exposure from E cigarettes or vapes. But it's one and two year olds that are poisoned most frequently and overall numbers are increasing dramatically year on year. What's also concerning is the strength of the nicotine liquids that pre-schoolers are being exposed to is also on the rise. Last year largest number of calls were about children consuming vape liquids with more than 50 milligrams of nicotine, and just a few drops can be life-threatening to children, potentially causing vomiting and breathing problems. Dr Bill Borough, Clinical Toxicologist and Deputy Director of the National Poisons Centre says children are at higher risk because they're s

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