Doctor Warns Vape Is More Dangerous Than Ordinary Cigarettes, Can Trigger Organ Failure

Illustration of vape. (Freepic)

JAKARTA - Chemical substances in vape liquid not only cause addiction, but also pose a serious risk to the body's vital organs. One of the substances found in this product is Etomade, a compound that should only be used in the medical realm as an anesthetic agent.

If you enter the body through suction, the impact can be dangerous, ranging from impaired consciousness to organ damage.

"Vape, which is why Singapore is banned, is because there is an addictive (zat) content called Etomade," said dr. Daniel Tanubudi, Sp.JP, FIHA as quoted by Antara.

The graduate of Padjadjaran University explained that Etoidate is classified as a drug with addictive substances that can make users feel like they have lost consciousness.

The Singapore government itself has already banned the use of vape because dangerous additional substances such as Etomydate have the potential to pose a serious threat to public health.

Initially, vapes were seen the same as tobacco cigarettes, but the local government is now planning a more assertive policy.

"We will deal with it as a drug problem and give tougher punishments," Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said, regarding tightening vape usage rules.

Citing The Straits Times on Thursday (21/8), Etomade is an anesthetic drug commonly used in the medical world for induction of sedimentation and must be given with strict supervision of health workers. If inhaled through vape, this substance can trigger organ failure, confusion, tremors, and disorders of body coordination.

Doctor Daniel also emphasized that the danger of vaping is not only in the lungs but also in the heart. The nicotine and tar content that enters the bloodstream can damage blood vessels.

"As a result of the slippery blood vessels, they are easily affixed by cholesterol, fats, which eventually become narrowing," he said.

He reminded that the effect of breathing vape smoke is actually not much different from conventional cigarettes, both of which can trigger heart disease and narrowingtoric vessels.

"We don't know what effect or what substance there is in the vape content. Although perhaps the producer of the claim is healthy, nothing is wrong, but there is still smoke coming in," said Daniel.

On that basis, he assessed that the Indonesian government also needed to tighten regulations regarding the circulation and use of vapes, following the steps that Singapore has taken.