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30 students in South Sulawesi rehabilitated for using narcotic vapes
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30 students in South Sulawesi rehabilitated for using narcotic vapes

From CNN Indonesia · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • South Sulawesi's National Narcotics Agency (BNNP) is rehabilitating 30 teenagers for using synthetic narcotic vapes.
  • The synthetic drug is mixed into vape liquid, making it difficult for authorities to detect.
  • Authorities are pursuing dealers and collaborating with police to prevent the spread of these synthetic vapes among students.

Authorities in South Sulawesi, Indonesia, are rehabilitating 30 teenagers who were found to be using electronic cigarettes, or vapes, containing synthetic narcotics. The National Narcotics Agency Provincial (BNNP) office in South Sulawesi confirmed the number of individuals undergoing outpatient rehabilitation for using the synthetic vape liquids.

If it's all of South Sulawesi, because what comes to BNN, it's around 30 people and we are carrying out outpatient rehabilitation for users of synthetic liquids.

— Kombes Pol ArdiansyahConfirming the number of individuals undergoing rehabilitation.

The agency noted that the users are predominantly teenagers, including students. The method of distributing synthetic drugs has evolved; previously mixed with tobacco, it is now incorporated into vape liquids. This change makes detection more challenging for law enforcement officials.

This is a mixture, some have graduated, but there are still those who are still in school.

— Kombes Pol ArdiansyahDescribing the age group of the users.

"Because the price is affordable, students can buy it," stated Kombes Pol Ardiansyah, Head of the Eradication and Intelligence Division at BNNP South Sulawesi, explaining the accessibility of the illicit substances. Prices range from IDR 10,000 to hundreds of thousands of rupiah.

So before, synthetic liquids were with tobacco. Now they have changed the medium by using liquid. Because when vaping, it is not known that the liquid already contains narcotics.

— Kombes Pol ArdiansyahExplaining the shift in how synthetic drugs are administered.

BNNP South Sulawesi is urging active participation from parents, schools, and educational institutions to help prevent the wider circulation of synthetic vapes targeting students. Ardiansyah affirmed that dealers would be pursued, emphasizing the need for collaboration with local police forces to combat the issue.

Because the price is affordable, students can buy it.

— Kombes Pol ArdiansyahExplaining the accessibility of the synthetic vape liquids.
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Originally published by CNN Indonesia in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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