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The parents of an 18-year-old teen apparently addicted to Kpods became concerned after he started behaving in a confused manner and kept falling and injuring himself at home and outdoors.
When the teen's father confronted a friend who was suspected of supplying the Kpods to his son, a fight ensued and he was allegedly punched by the other party.
E-vaporisers (vapes) were later found in the friend's room, but the friend's parents have allegedly denied that they belong to him.
Teen confesses to using Kpods
The teen's mother, surnamed Chen (transliteration) told Shin Min Daily News (Shin Min) that she believes her son, an Institute of Technical Education (ITE) student, was first exposed to vapes in 2024.
Chen, who had a divorce from her ex-husband four years ago, said the divorce appeared to have affected their son.
She said all along, their son has not been very strong-willed, and he also started keeping to himself more.
The teen remained under Chen's custody but his father is still involved in his life, Chen said.
Chen said she suspected her son had started using Kpods, or etomidate-laced vapes, after he started displaying erratic behaviour.
Over the past few months, she discovered many empty electronic cigarette pods in his room.
When she confronted her son about them, he confessed they were Kpods, Chen said.
Chen continually tried to persuade her son to stop using Kpods, but he did not listen to her.
She shared that she felt her son might have started using Kpods in order to make friends.
After keeping a closer eye on him, Chen said she suspected her son was getting his stash through two methods: making purchases over Telegram, and through a friend.
Parents confront alleged supplier, fight ensued
On Apr. 7, the teen told her that he was going to a friend's house for a gathering and to swim.
It got late and he did not return home.
When Chen called her son's mobile, he sounded odd over the phone, so she suspected he had been using Kpods.
She checked the GPS location of his phone, which indicated he was at a residence in Serangoon.
Chen rushed over and saw her son leaving the residence with a male friend.
When Chen confronted her son for using Kpods, the friend allegedly pushed her and threatened her. She alleged that the friend said: "If you keep this up, your son won't take care of you in the future".
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Chen claimed that when she asked the friend if he sold her son Kpods, he replied, "Your son doesn't have any money to buy them".
Chen brought her son to a nearby junction and phoned her ex-husband to come down.
Upon arriving, her ex-husband confronted the friend for selling Kpods, and a fight ensued between them.
Chen claimed her husband and the friend's mother, who came over to stop the fight, both got injured in the process.
Later, when the friend's father came over, they raised the matter to him.
The friend's parents subsequently searched his room and found vapes there but denied that they belonged to their son, Chen added.
Breaks my heart to see him in this state: Mother
Following the incident, Chen said her son has continued to use Kpods, and she is at her wits' end.
Recently, her ex-husband offered to take care of their son for a few weeks to help relieve her stress.
Unfortunately, the teen also used vapes at his father's home and ended up falling on the ground, said Chen.
The teen's father took him for a urine test, but it came back negative.
On Jul. 29, Chen found that her son had collapsed on the floor in his room with a vape in hand.
She called the ambulance as he was bleeding, and he appeared confused at the time.
Medical staff checked her son and suggested she call the police, which Chen did.
Chen said that police officers subsequently spoke to her son and confiscated the vape, but that was the extent of their help.
Chen said that previously, she dared not report her son to the police for vaping, for fear of being fined multiple times as his parent.
She added that as a parent, it breaks her heart to see her son in this state.
In March, Minister for State for Health Rahayu Mahzam said that no enforcement action will be taken against children whose parents report them for vaping.
For parents who are concerned their children are vaping, they can call the HPB QuitLine at 1800 438 2000 for a referral to HPB's smoking and vaping cessation service, she said.
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