JAKARTA - The National Narcotics Agency of the Republic of Indonesia (BNN RI) stated that electronic cigarettes or vape are the gateway to drugs as an indisputable fact.
"We have found indisputable facts that vaping has become an effective means or a new medium for consuming drugs and new psychoactive substances or NPS," said Head of the Indonesian National Police, Komjen Pol. Suyudi Ario Seto in a speech at the Focus Group Discussion (FGD) event at the BNN RI Building, Jakarta, Antara, Wednesday, February 18.
From the findings of the BNN, Suyudi emphasized that the narrative of vape as a smoking cessation tool is an illusion that has not been scientifically tested. In circulation, vape becomes a new gateway.
"I emphasize here that the narrative of vape as a tool to help quit smoking is an illusion that has not been scientifically proven to be effective. Instead, this product has actually gained a new entrance," he said.
Suyudi also explained that the contents of the vape cannot be immediately known when used, including the fragrant smoke emitted by the device.
"They can use it anywhere, especially the fragrance. So, they don't know people, it turns out to be narcotics," he said.
According to Suyudi, e-cigarettes are the right means to hide and transform from conventional tools such as the use of the addictive substance meth on a bong.
"This means that it is chemical-chemical, liquid-liquid. So, vape is the most appropriate tool for users, that is. To hide behind the tools that were conventional, such as the bong," he said.
The contents of the vape, said Suyudi, contained many addictive substances in the form of liquid methamphetamine, etomidate, and other new types of drugs.
"This is the problem. So, the effect is that people use vape again, the effect is that they smoke again, smoke electricity, but the contents are actually liquid methamphetamine. The contents are etomidate, the contents are chemical types of narcotics," he explained.
Suyudi explained that the liquid or e-liquid from vape contains narcotics of groups one and two in the form of nicotine, propylene, glycol, glycerin, and a number of addictive substances with chemical cocktails.
"From the perspective of chemical substances, vape liquids or e-liquids are chemical cocktails. Containing nicotine, propylene, glycol, glycerin, vegetable, as well as flavoring substances such as diacetal, acetylated pyridine, and benzaldehyde which are high risk for new health," he said.
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