Singapore evaluating rapid urine test kits to enable faster detection of etomidate, found in Kpods


Vaping devices were seized during a raid targeting suspected vape distribution at a residence in Yishun on June 23. -- ST PHOTO: AZMI ATHNI

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Rapid urine test kits could soon be used by the authorities to detect etomidate, an illicit substance increasingly found in vapes here.

This marks another step in a recent clampdown against such vapes, known as Kpods, which have grown in appeal partly because some sellers claim the drug cannot be detected in urine.

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