Zombified teenagers in viral video highlights the dangers of drug-laced vape products

 

VAPING HAS always been a controversial substance unlike cigarettes where the ingredients are unchanging.

One can only wonder what manner of chemical is placed within these sweet, pleasant smelling liquids which come out as white vapours. 

And a recent alarming video post on X by netizen @kamaghul is about to raise more concerns about vaping.

In the video, two teenagers could be seen in a zombified state, senseless as they stared at the ground or into nothingness.

The netizen who posted the video claimed they were under the effects of some vape drug.

Unsurprisingly, the online community is alarmed by this new development, since vaping is quite a popular habit among the younger generation.

“The government should just prohibit vape and cigarettes,” said netizen @giizibee while @fazreenjamari believes it is the destroyer of the younger generation, adding that cigarettes are better.

Another netizen pointed out that the kids might not be aware of the content in the vape juice.

However, @Foisunique thinks the teenagers in the video might be acting and even suggested a radical way of finding out:

The video post also prompted netizen @melayulatu to share about his cousin who nearly died because of vaping.

On another note, this story couldn’t arrive at a more opportune moment. Just recently, news media says.com carried a story about mushroom vapes being mixed with other illicit substances such as methamphetamine.

Abuse of magic mushroom vapes among teens as young as 13 has raised concerns, said National Anti-Drug Agency (NADA) director Datuk Ruslin Jusoh.

These substances, consumed through flavoured vape liquids, often contain a mix of drugs that can evade detection by standard urine screening methods, making it harder to determine exactly what has been taken.

The blended nature of these products has also created new challenges for law enforcement agencies in tracking and controlling their use.

According to NADA, the products are frequently promoted as “natural” and harmless, despite not containing genuine hallucinogenic mushrooms.

Instead, they are typically formulated with synthetic cannabis compounds, which may trigger hallucinations alongside potentially severe health risks and other harmful side effects. — Focus Malaysia