Singapore's Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) reports a significant increase in drug abusers under 20 years old in 2024. The youngest offender was just 13, prompting concerns about a growing tolerance towards drug use among young people. Methamphetamine remains the most prevalent drug among this group, highlighting the need for stronger intervention strategies.
An exhibit from Singapore's Drug Victims Remembrance Day. — Picture from Facebook/CNB Drug Free SG SINGAPORE , Feb 12 – The number of drug abuse rs under 20 arrested in Singapore rose sharply in 2024, with 126 new offenders in this age group detained, according to the city-state’s Central Narcotics Bureau in its annual drug statistics report.
This is a continuation of a trend observed in 2023 when 488 young abusers accounted for 51 per cent of new offenders. He pointed out that more than half of new cannabis abusers in 2024 were under 30, reflecting an increasing perception of the drug as acceptable among youth despite its legal status in Singapore.reported that methamphetamine remained the most commonly abused drug among offenders under 20, with 89 per cent of cases involving the substance — including three teenage girls aged 13 and 14, arrested on February 8 last year.
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