Etomidate
Etomidate
To prevent drug traffickers from deliberately glorifying drugs that are filled with etomidate and luring youngsters into taking them by minimising their harmful effects, the Government has decided to rename these drugs as "etomidate", with a view to stating clearly their nature as dangerous drugs. This approach is the same as the ones for cannabis and cocaine.
Vaping etomidate will lead to serious consequences, which include "zombie-like" symptoms such as seizures, mental confusion, skin ulcers and loss of body control. Being seen in this terrible state in public strips abusers of all dignity, and their lives could be tainted.
To combat etomidate-related crimes with members of the public together, the Police have set up a 24-hour etomidate reporting hotline (number: 6629 2966), which is now in operation. Members of the public can also file reports via the instant messaging applications WhatsApp (number: 6629 2966) and WeChat (account: eto-report).
Government Advertisements
Promotional videos and TV programmes
Anti-drug Video Clip
Promotional video: Stay away from etomidate (featuring table tennis player Wong Chun-ting and Wushu athlete Mok Uen-ying) (Chinses only)
Anti-drug video clip
Etomidate, Not for Me! (Chinese only)
