‘Use of ecigs among students worrying’


Risky behaviour: There is a growing trend of adolescents vaping, surveys show (photo posed by models). – Filepic

THE use of smoking products like ecigarettes and vapes, especially among youths and school students, is worrying.

Health deputy director-general Datuk Dr Chong Chee Kheong said the ministry is serious about preventing the misuse and abuse of ecigarettes and vapes among children.

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