PETALING JAYA: Despite being dressed in their school uniforms, primary school children are no longer afraid of vaping and are buying them openly, says an anti-smoking advocate.
Consumers Association of Penang education officer N.V. Subbarow claimed this was observed outside several schools in Sungai Ara, Penang where the children aged between 10 to 12 years-old were seen heading to the shops nearby to purchase vapes, and later using them.
"True enough, the children were doing so. When approached, they said they did not think it was harmful. Even young girls were seen purchasing and using the devices," he claimed. He added that a survey by CAP in several parts of Penang last week also saw many teens freely entering vape shops in Penang to purchase the devices.Restaurants too were freely advertising and selling vapes at their premises, Subbarow claimed.
He also called upon local authorities to monitor such situations, noting how the selling of vapes openly could encourage people, including minors, to openly purchase the devices.
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