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The manufacture, transport or sale of etomidate is now a capital crime in Taiwan. The medical anesthetic sometimes found in illegal e-cigarettes has been detected in several traffic accidents in recent years. Those found to possess the drug could be jailed up to three years.
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00:00The manufacturing, transporting, or selling of Etomidate, a medical-grade anesthetic found in illegal e-cigarettes, is now punishable by
00:08death in Taiwan.
00:20Etomidate is often found in illegal e-cigarettes, known locally as zombie vapes or K-pots.
00:26The government's Narcotics Review Committee made the reclassification after a number of fatal traffic collisions where the driver was using
00:35the drug.
00:36E-cigarettes have been banned in Taiwan since 2023.
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