A video has been circulating on social media after a girl filmed herself inhaling an illegal tobacco product.
On the Instagram video has been viewed over 4000 times, she captioned “Think you can scare me?”.
It is evident that there are many youngsters who are procuring these illegal items and it appears to be a trend among them.
In Singapore, procuring or possessing illegal nicotine products can result in stiff.
A recent article was also published on another teen performing the same illegal activity recently.
Youngers should be out and about doing healthy activities like sports instead of doing this.
Penalties in Singapore
Under section 16(2A) of the Tobacco (Control of Advertisements and Sale) Act (TCASA), it is illegal to possess, purchase and use vaporizers in Singapore as of 1 February 2018.
Persons found guilty of this offense can be fined up to $2,000.