Worry over ‘vaping generation’ in Singapore as vaping offences surged in 2023

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There were about 7,900 cases involving the purchase, use or possession of vapes in 2023.

SINGAPORE – The purchase, use or possession of vapes in 2023 jumped to about 7,900 cases, from about 5,000 cases in 2022 and 4,700 cases in 2021.

She was responding to a question from Mr Ang Wei Neng about vaping feedback, the size of the Health Sciences Authority enforcement team and the number of vaping offences. Ms Rahayu added that HSA received 1,700, 1,500 and 2,070 pieces of vaping-related feedback from the public and through other agencies in 2021, 2022 and 2023 respectively. She said there were about 7,600, 5,600 and 8,000 vaping-related offences in the respective years.

First-time offenders who import, distribute, sell or offer for sale e-vaporisers and their components can be fined up to $10,000, jailed for up to six months, or both.Two men were fined a total of $17,000 on March 7, 2024. The cases involving five others are still pending.

 

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