Indonesia to Step Up Vape Surveillance as Concerns Rise Over Drug-Laced E-Cigarettes
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Indonesia is strengthening vape surveillance due to concerns over drug-laced e-cigarettes, with BPOM and BNN collaborating.Summary
Indonesia is strengthening surveillance of vapes amid growing concerns over drug-laced e-cigarettes. The National Food and Drug Monitoring Agency, or BPOM, will soon take charge of monitoring nationwide vape distribution and said it will work with the National Narcotics Agency, or BNN. BNN recently floated a plan to completely ban e-cigarettes, saying a total ban was the only way to prevent liquid narcotics. BPOM chief Taruna Ikrar said bans should be based on scientific assessments. A 2021 Health Ministry and WHO survey showed 11.9% of Indonesian adult respondents had used a vape.
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