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	Podcast:		Checkpoint
	Episode:		Anaesthetic laced vapes cause hospitalisations
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:06:16
	Publish Date:		2025-11-04 04:08:00
	Description:		A warning to beware illegal vapes after some laced with an anaesthetic drug have caused hospitalisations. Etomidate has been detected in illicit vapes sold under names like space oil, K pods and space vapes. The drug can cause a raft of symptoms including breathing difficulties, low blood pressure and loss of consicousness. Director of the New Zealand Drug Foundation Sarah Helm spoke to Lisa Owen.
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