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

[euro2012]

It's easier to handle such drugs when your neighbouring countries also consider them illegal.

Vapes on the other hand is a totally different story.

Owning, smoking and buying vapes is openly available in JB. From city square to KSL.

You havd thousands and thousands of motorbikes coming to singapore daily and it's next near impossible to check what is being brought across as many of these JHK are also using vapes as Sg cigs are super ex....

Unless the Sg govt does something really radical about this vaping thing. It will surely be a big problem in the next few years.

will be worse when the mrt line between sg and msia link up.. rip

 

[euro2012]

It's easier to handle such drugs when your neighbouring countries also consider them illegal.

Vapes on the other hand is a totally different story.

Owning, smoking and buying vapes is openly available in JB. From city square to KSL.

You havd thousands and thousands of motorbikes coming to singapore daily and it's next near impossible to check what is being brought across as many of these JHK are also using vapes as Sg cigs are super ex....

Unless the Sg govt does something really radical about this vaping thing. It will surely be a big problem in the next few years.

ban vape totally like bubblegum in sg.. that’s the LKY spirit.. **** care what others think

extreme situation calls for extreme solutions, be it an unpopular one.. at the end of the day.. people will thank the policy maker for it

 

[mikhail_k]

i will ask back the HR if she got go concert hug her boss not

 

[Nickypigu]

Pap 4G is not wise and doesn’t have the vision to see the effects of a drug derivative until it’s too late. Like those insurance ILPs are fundamentally financial products, insurance agents simply not certified to sell but u see them everywhere because it’s marketed as an insurance.

ILPs are the OG scam btw, don’t buy ILP.

Vapes are a derivative of a class A drug but pap simply is ignorant, inaction represents silent acceptance

Is bo chap lah. You can think so far they cannot think so far? Just do a few term collect money and retire why rock the boat.

 

[Nickypigu]

Problem here is a lot of those illegal vape sellers will lace the normal vapes with drugs after a while without anyone knowledge.

Reas1on, to get pple hooked on it and subsequently will keep going lback to them for more and after that charge more....

Our biggest problem is that Malaysia and Indonesia legalised vapes and accessibility, esp when u have daily large numbers of workers from JB coming to Sg.

Check all visitors from Malaysia and Indonesia. Blacklist all countries that legalised vape for advanced search.

 

[Nickypigu]

This is BS reasons lah

The authorities are simply just being lazy and negligent

Glue sniffing is an offence. Glue is clearly not a drug.
Under the Intoxicating Substances Act (INSA), inhalants such as glue, CNB can arrest people who abuse inhalants and detain them in rehabilitation centres

Vapes, likewise, are chemicals that are inhaled, which makes them inhalants. Kpods, are vapes which contains intoxicating substances, and therefore is covered under INSA.

https://sso.agc.gov.sg/Act/ISA1987

https://kalco.com.sg/drug-offences-in-singapore/

Can also add in attempt murder for seller for giving others poison.

 

[yperic]

Offenders who consume controlled drugs under the Misuse of Drugs Act may face a jail term of not less than one year but not more than 10 years and also a fine not exceeding S$20,000. Repeated offenders will be meted with more severe punishments.

From Jul. 21, HSA's hotline service for the public to report vaping offences will be expanded to operate seven days a week, including public holidays, with extended hours from 9am to 9pm.

Members of the public can call the hotline, managed by HSA's Tobacco Regulation Branch, at 6684 2036 or 6684 2037.

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HSA extends hotline hours, launches new platform to report vaping offences​

HSA will also be launching a new online reporting platform for the public to report illegal e-vaporiser activities.
PHOTO: ST FILE

SINGAPORE - The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) will be enhancing its vaping reporting channels from July 21, said the agency on July 20.

The hotline service to report vaping-related offences will be expanded to operate seven days a week with extended hours from 9am to 9pm. HSA will also be launching a new online reporting platform for the public to report illegal e-vaporiser activities.

HSA said it has observed a significant increase in public feedback on vaping-related offences since 2024, receiving more than 3,000 reports in 2024 and more than 2,500 reports in the first half of 2025.

In addition, a considerable increase in the number of social media postings showing others vaping in the public has also been observed by the agency. These public feedback and social media postings helped HSA as an additional source of surveillance data to intensify enforcement activities, said HSA.

Those who have information on the illegal advertisement, import, distribution, sale or possession of e-vaporisers can contact HSA to support enforcement efforts through the two new channels:

- The new online reporting form: www.go.gov.sg/reportvape

- The Tobacco Regulation Branch at 6684 2036 or 6684 2037, which will be operational daily, including weekends and public holidays, from 9am to 9pm.

More to come.

 

[chaiscool]

Got $1k per month, can start aim to FIRE liao haha

 

[fortunehunter]

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

15 years old got GF we BBFA 40s didn't hold hands before

 

[yperic]

Offenders who consume controlled drugs under the Misuse of Drugs Act may face a jail term of not less than one year but not more than 10 years and also a fine not exceeding S$20,000. Repeated offenders will be meted with more severe punishments.

From Jul. 21, HSA's hotline service for the public to report vaping offences will be expanded to operate seven days a week, including public holidays, with extended hours from 9am to 9pm.

Members of the public can call the hotline, managed by HSA's Tobacco Regulation Branch, at 6684 2036 or 6684 2037.

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1 in 3 vapes here laced with etomidate; MOH working with MHA to list it as illegal drug: Ong Ye Kung​

Listing etomidate under the Misuse of Drugs Act means those who possess, abuse or sell vapes with etomidate may soon be treated the same way as those found with drugs like cannabis.
ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG

SINGAPORE - As an interim measure to tackle the vaping scourge in Singapore, the Health Ministry is working with the Ministry of Home Affairs to list etomidate - a drug used in vapes - under the Misuse of Drugs Act, Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said on July 20.

He added that vapes seized by the authorities have shown that one in three vapes contain etomidate, a psychoactive substance that can cause hallucinations and organ damage.

Listing etomidate under the Misuse of Drugs Act means those who possess, abuse or sell vapes with etomidate may soon be treated the same way as those found with drugs like cannabis.

This will pave the way for harsher penalties for abusers, including mandatory rehabilitation, and jail time for repeat offenders. Etomidate’s use is currently regulated under the Poisons Act, which carries lighter penalties for users.

Speaking on the sidelines of the grand opening of a dog run in Sembawang on July 20, Mr Ong said the Ministry of Health is working with the Ministry of Home Affairs to do this in the coming weeks.

The Health Sciences Authority will also be extending the hours for its reporting hotline.

ST launched its anti-vaping campaign, Vaping: The Invisible Crisis, on July 13.

Mr Ong praised the initiative, saying it was a useful campaign to raise awareness.

When ST launched the campaign, Vaping: The Invisible Crisis, several Telegram channels selling vapes became significantly less active. The campaign aims to raise awareness of the vape scourge.



Of particular concern is the rise of etomidate-laced vapes, also known as Kpods.

Etomidate is a medicinal ingredient used in clinical practice as an anaesthetic agent and is classified as a poison under the Poisons Act.

It was designed to be injected directly into the veins under clinical supervision and was never meant to be inhaled directly into the lungs.

When vaped, it can trigger spams, breathing difficulties, seizures and psychosis.

Kpods have reportedly been pushed in Singapore by organised crime groups, with local authorities now intensifying crackdowns.

Public healthcare institutions have also been told to record all Kpod cases.

Possessing, using or buying vapes carries a maximum fine of $2,000.

Anyone who distributes, imports or sells vapes and their components can be jailed for up to six months and fined up to $10,000.

Those found in possession of or using pods containing etomidate can be jailed for up to two years and fined up to $10,000.


https://www.straitstimes.com/singap...th-mha-to-list-it-as-illegal-drug-ong-ye-kung

 

[titusilvering]

1 in 3 vapes here laced with etomidate; MOH working with MHA to list it as illegal drug: Ong Ye Kung​

Listing etomidate under the Misuse of Drugs Act means those who possess, abuse or sell vapes with etomidate may soon be treated the same way as those found with drugs like cannabis.
ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG

https://www.straitstimes.com/singap...th-mha-to-list-it-as-illegal-drug-ong-ye-kung

Hang lah. Just say hang. All will guai guai stop

 

[ToonBlue]

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

That is why a lot char siew

 

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Those who have information on the illegal advertisement, import, distribution, sale or possession of e-vaporisers can contact HSA to support enforcement efforts through the two new channels:

The new online reporting form: www.go.gov.sg/reportvape

- The Tobacco Regulation Branch at 6684 2036 or 6684 2037, which will be operational daily, including weekends and public holidays, from 9am to 9pm.

 

[Gattaca1812]

The minimum fine for possession of vape should be raised to $5k, with informants getting a $1k from the fine.

This will encourage people to tell on those who vape.

We never know if vapes are laced with drugs.

 

[chaiscool]

Just regulate and tax them like cigarettes lah. Smlj no big deal sia

 

[Suporter]

Kana shoot liao then change timing. Feedback some more may be can 24 hours.

 

[chaiscool]

The minimum fine for possession of vape should be raised to $5k, with informants getting a $1k from the fine.

This will encourage people to tell on those who vape.

We never know if vapes are laced with drugs.

Lol law minster say no need proof if found with possession so can just plant vape and report for easy informant $1k loophole.

 

[Flexamoria]

Means will get hang

 

[Zangief]

got any reward/incentive ?

 

[Full_Cream_Milk]

Now by making the substance “illegal”,

Hopefully the authorities will have more teeth in their operations,

And this vaping nonsense should stop