SINGAPORE, Aug. 28 -- Singapore will reportedly roll out tougher penalties against vaping and drug-laced e-cigarettes on September 1, as authorities seek to stem rising abuse among the young.

According to Singapore's CNA, the measures include higher fines for vape users and the reclassification of etomidate - a powerful anaesthetic found in drug-laced vapes known as Kpods - as a Class C drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act.

Once in force, it will be illegal to traffic, import, manufacture, possess or consume the substance without authorisation.

Offenders convicted of bringing etomidate into the countrycould also face caning in addition to jail terms and fines.

Singapore's Ministry of Health and Ministry of Home Affairs reportedly said t...