[Post 985] How Drug-Laced Vapes Are Hooking Teenagers Into Addiction | Vapours Of Death | CNA Special

Summary

The world is in the midst of a vaping crisis. We investigate how young users are being lured with sweet flavours and false claims into the dark word of drug laced vapes, transforming healthy teenagers into addicts. We meet social service agencies, healthcare professionals, legal experts, victims and families, to understand a lack of awareness about their long-term health effects. Vapes are now being laced with drugs like etomidate, ketamine, cannabis and cocaine. 

Despite tight border controls and stringent laws, the infiltration of vapes laced with drugs has steadily increased, and with it, the consequences. With demand growing, and supply chains getting creative, we traverse Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, UK and Thailand in a CNA Special to understand this new menace that is devastating lives and upending economies.