[CONSOLIDATED] Singapore's Vaping Crisis. CNB, HSA monitoring situation

[pwongkk]

if not reactive, then how to get public approval

try crackdown this hard if it hasn't gotten rampant and obvious to the public eye

later public say raid the reserves how

To me, I always see this reactive actions as justifying for their existence.

 

[obsceneK2]

Bump up for awareness

 

[Mephist0pheLes]

Catch them and make them wear a "I'm a drug addict" vest to wash plates at hawker or clean toilet. Apply electric shock if they laze ard.

Serve as a deterrence for all the si ginna drug addicts wannabe

 

[deathan9el]

bookmark for later watch

 

[buttbERry]

should have more enforcement earlier

 

[dushensiao]

useless son, can't even control his life

 

[Not.banned.yet]

Many of such are mostly coming from dysfunctional families, or parents that are irresponsible .

I think ur statement is also quite irresponsible.

 

[Not.banned.yet]

Btw. I have a sudden realisation. I used to see ppl vaping in public, albeit discretely. Suddenly it all disappeared. I tot wow, the enforcement action worked.

one possibility now. More are vaping in private areas, as they might be on kpod

 

[Not.banned.yet]

Now importer are above the law. punishment fine or jail less then 1 month at most. while vaper slap with fine only.

Well. That’s the downside of having a society with laws and legislation.

everything needs time and due process before a law can be passed.

 

[xcodes]

if during 1st gen leadership and Yong Pung How era, all these people will kena jialat jialat swift and fast, and not just monitoring sort of inaction status ...

 

[tripleme]

SINGAPORE – His first taste of a drug-laced e-vaporiser was when he was 15, after a friend introduced him to it at a party in October 2024.

They became close friends over the course of a year.

“He asked me to try this thing and I thought it was just a normal vape. But after he used it, he started acting very sluggish, like a zombie,” said Joe (not his real name).

The e-vaporiser was laced with etomidate, a potent anaesthetic agent typically used in clinical practice.

In Singapore, it has become known as the main ingredient in Kpods – vape juice laced with synthetic drugs and pharmaceutical products.

“I inhaled the first puff very deeply and felt very dizzy. My body also started to feel very light,” Joe recalled.

He said he was not hooked immediately but later depended on the device to get over a failed romance in December 2024.

At one point, he was using one drug-laced vape every day, spending nearly $1,000 a month on his habit.

He tapped money he received during Chinese New Year and on his birthday.

Joe, who was accompanied by his parents during the interview with The Straits Times, said: “I remembered what it felt like when I used it at my friend’s house the first time.

“It made me forget. It helped me to cope with certain things and I thought it would help me ease my stress.”

Soon, the pair of friends – who once played video games and went swimming together – began meeting just to use Kpods.

Joe knew that the pods were laced with etomidate. He said he had watched some videos on social media app TikTok that explained what the anaesthetic compound is.

He once had a bad fall while under the effects of the Kpod and realised only hours later that he was bleeding from his arms and legs.

Joe added that many of his friends were also using Kpods, which can cost up to $60 for a cartridge.

That changed in April, when his close friend died after falling off a ledge at his Housing Board block, Joe said.

“My friend was depressed when he was introduced to Kpods. He started to abuse it too.

“His mother told me that one night, he went to the lift lobby near the eighth floor and sat on the ledge,” said Joe, adding that his friend’s mother said her son had been using Kpods at the time.

Joe’s friend was only 14.

“I thought it was an April Fool’s joke until I saw his obituary. After I attended his wake, I couldn’t get the image of his body out of my head. I had to use Kpods to cope with his death,” he said.

Joe’s father said he accompanied him to the wake in April.

When he saw Joe breaking down upon seeing his friend’s body, he used the opportunity to speak to his son.

“He said he did not stop his friend from using Kpods because he thought he should not point out his good friend’s mistakes. It ended in a tragedy,” said Joe’s father.

But Joe could not stop.

A few weeks after the funeral, the teenager experienced constant tremors and numbness, and coughed up blood.

He locked himself in his room and continued to puff on the laced device.

He finally made the decision to stop relying on Kpods when his friend’s mother reached out to him.

“We were very close. I was almost like her second son. She told me then she knew I was also using Kpods, and asked me to stop.”

https://www.straitstimes.com/singap...en-addicted-to-kpods-on-news-that-friend-died

 

[KakiMeow]

撸来撸 jialat，15 yrs old got $1k a month sia，jin rich

 

[Spike]

I don't understand why these parents couldn't do anything about their children.

 

[AngryBirdBird]

SINGAPORE – His first taste of a drug-laced e-vaporiser was when he was 15, after a friend introduced him to it at a party in October 2024.

They became close friends over the course of a year.

“He asked me to try this thing and I thought it was just a normal vape. But after he used it, he started acting very sluggish, like a zombie,” said Joe (not his real name).

The e-vaporiser was laced with etomidate, a potent anaesthetic agent typically used in clinical practice.

In Singapore, it has become known as the main ingredient in Kpods – vape juice laced with synthetic drugs and pharmaceutical products.

“I inhaled the first puff very deeply and felt very dizzy. My body also started to feel very light,” Joe recalled.

He said he was not hooked immediately but later depended on the device to get over a failed romance in December 2024.

At one point, he was using one drug-laced vape every day, spending nearly $1,000 a month on his habit.

He tapped money he received during Chinese New Year and on his birthday.

Joe, who was accompanied by his parents during the interview with The Straits Times, said: “I remembered what it felt like when I used it at my friend’s house the first time.

“It made me forget. It helped me to cope with certain things and I thought it would help me ease my stress.”

Soon, the pair of friends – who once played video games and went swimming together – began meeting just to use Kpods.

Joe knew that the pods were laced with etomidate. He said he had watched some videos on social media app TikTok that explained what the anaesthetic compound is.

He once had a bad fall while under the effects of the Kpod and realised only hours later that he was bleeding from his arms and legs.

Joe added that many of his friends were also using Kpods, which can cost up to $60 for a cartridge.

That changed in April, when his close friend died after falling off a ledge at his Housing Board block, Joe said.

“My friend was depressed when he was introduced to Kpods. He started to abuse it too.

“His mother told me that one night, he went to the lift lobby near the eighth floor and sat on the ledge,” said Joe, adding that his friend’s mother said her son had been using Kpods at the time.

Joe’s friend was only 14.

“I thought it was an April Fool’s joke until I saw his obituary. After I attended his wake, I couldn’t get the image of his body out of my head. I had to use Kpods to cope with his death,” he said.

Joe’s father said he accompanied him to the wake in April.

When he saw Joe breaking down upon seeing his friend’s body, he used the opportunity to speak to his son.

“He said he did not stop his friend from using Kpods because he thought he should not point out his good friend’s mistakes. It ended in a tragedy,” said Joe’s father.

But Joe could not stop.

A few weeks after the funeral, the teenager experienced constant tremors and numbness, and coughed up blood.

He locked himself in his room and continued to puff on the laced device.

He finally made the decision to stop relying on Kpods when his friend’s mother reached out to him.

“We were very close. I was almost like her second son. She told me then she knew I was also using Kpods, and asked me to stop.”

https://www.straitstimes.com/singap...en-addicted-to-kpods-on-news-that-friend-died

靠腰......

 

[BlackStar00]

**** this G la ......people flag for how long liao now then start to take action....it's been going on for so many years.

Super reactive monitor lizards.

 

[dambio]

When you're hooked on drugs

 

[DiamondJuice]

I dont even have a bank account at 15

 

[Visor9999]

It’s not surprising. Many youngsters keep vaping, if never get addicted. Then it’s not drugs

 

[Visor9999]

I don't understand why these parents couldn't do anything about their children.

They can’t do anything when their kids hang out with vapers. Even confiscate, they will still get vapes from others

 

[Laguna123]

Think the danger of this kpod is not recognised as a kind of drug but teenagers think of it as a recreation smoke. But the damage and addiction it can bring it far more dangerous.