Fewer than 50 students from schools and IHLs were referred to HSA for vaping offences before 2020. - ST PHOTO ILLUSTRATION: KEVIN LIM
SINGAPORE: Eight hundred students, from primary-school age to those enrolled in Institutes of Higher Learning (IHLs), were prosecuted in 2022 for vaping offences even as concerns grow over the rising popularity of electronic cigarettes.
The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) said the Ministry of Education (MOE) had referred the students to the authority, adding that some were fined. Those caught buying, using or owning a vaporiser can be fined up to S$2,000 per offence.
