PUBLISHED: 22 Feb 2025 at 05: 30
After using e-cigarettes and rattan for two years, three younger kids in Buri Ram are now in critical condition. The government has issued a warning to parents to keep an eye out for seed products that imitate pretty Japanese anime personalities and are becoming popular among young people, while one physician claimed their lungs were now seriously damaged.
An ambulance carrying children from a nearby school was featured in a new Facebook post by Paphawarin Simlakorn, an emergency officer from the Buri Ram district’s Satuk area.
According to the blog, three students in grades 5, 6 and 8 were suffering from vomiting, neck tension and breathing problems. They were discovered to have been consuming teak wine and smoking e-cigarettes for up to two years, which contributed to their health problems, such as heart rate rapids and low oxygen levels.
Surasak Koonpak, a assistant working for Don Mon city, told investigators yesterday that the Grade 5 and 6 pupils were sent to Satuk Hospital on Tuesday, while the Grade 8 pupil was hospitalised at the same doctor on Thursday. One of them eventually moved on to Buri Ram Hospital for treatment.
There was also a document that a Grade 9 learner from the same class, who had similar signs, was sent to Satuk Hospital next month.
Buri Ram Provincial Police began looking into the cause of the area’s improper e-cigarettes and teak sales in response to the occurrences. This resulted in the arrest of two defendants, from whom soldiers seized e-cigarettes, teak juice containers and a rifle. Their store had been empty for two years close to the school. Additionally, they offer net sales of their goods.
The Don Mon city has been promoting anti-drug athletics events as well as educating local residents about the risks of e-cigarettes and teak.
Despite these attempts, it’s difficult to regulate youth use due to online platform access and quick access to these products.
Meanwhile, Anukool Pruksanusak, a deputy government spokesman, issued a public safety warning about the availability of” Doraemon e-cigarettes,” which are widely regarded as” art toys.”
According to him, these e-cigarettes are targeted at young citizens, and some of them cost as little as 99 ringgit.
Additionally, Mr. Anukool made it clear that the government is making more efforts to stop the sale and use of e-cigarettes, mainly among the young.