My son is addicted to Kpods. No one can help | Vaping: The Invisible Crisis

Описание: "Susan" is a mother of three. Her second son is addicted to Kpods. The once-active teenager had become withdrawn since November 2024, when he started puffing Kpods, which are vapes laced with etomidate, a powerful anaesthetic.

He also started cutting his own face and arms with a knife. Desperate to get him arrested so that he can quit his addiction, she reached out to the authorities only to be told that at most, her son would be slapped with a fine for vaping. Read more: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapor...

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