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

The vaping situation here has been worsening steadily, with 1,656 e-vaporiser-related cases reported in December 2023. - PHOTO: ST FILE

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): The purchase, use or possession of vapes in Singapore in 2023 jumped to about 7,900 cases, from about 5,000 cases in 2022 and 4,700 cases in 2021.

Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Health Rahayu Mahzam revealed these numbers in Parliament on April 2.