Malaysian man leaves haunting message about vaping before dying 10 days later
E-vaporisers, also known as vapes, have been increasingly popular among youths today, prompting Singapore authorities to step up enforcement against users and suppliers.
Across the Causeway in Malaysia, a man, who was hooked on vaping for years, recorded a haunting message warning youths to stay away from vapes.
He died 10 days after posting the video.
Source: @radzirockrider on TikTok
Man started vaping due to stress, gets hooked
On 28 April, Mohd Radzi Mustaffa posted a six-minute video recorded from a hospital bed.
Between bouts of heavy coughing, the 44-year-old former air force personnel told viewers that he started vaping in 2019 due to work-related stress.
Since then, Mohd Radzi has been seemingly inseparable from his vape device:
I vaped so much that I would have my vape in one hand and the other on the motorcycle handlebar.
In the video, Mohd Radzi also held up a surgical bag containing yellow liquid and pus drained from his lungs.
Source: @radzirockrider on TikTok
Before getting exposed to vaping, Mohd Radzi was a heavy smoker and consumed about 40 sticks a day.
Vaping habit left heart functioning at 3%
Alas, Mohd Radzi’s days of smoking caught up with him.
Two weeks before the video, he was admitted to the hospital for heart failure.
Source: @radzirockrider on TikTok
Mohd Radzi said that he had stopped vaping for two days before that, and suffered breathing difficulties due to his weak heart.
At the hospital, he was reportedly sedated and given oxygen to stay alive.
Source: @radzirockrider on TikTok
The former air force personnel even claimed that his heart was functioning at only 3%.
Having suffered first-hand the harmful effects of vaping, Mohd Radzi said:
To the young generation, stop vaping. There’s still time and hope.
Mohd Radzi passed away on 7 May, about 10 days after the video was posted.
Netizens thanked deceased for haunting message against vaping
Nonetheless, it appears there was a silver lining to Mohd Radzi’s tragic tale — netizens seemingly listened to his advice and started putting their vape devices away.
This netizen, who similarly picked up the vaping habit in 2019, said he has since gotten rid of his vape device and also asked others to pray for his success.
Source: TikTok
Translation: I got rid of my vape today … been smoking since 2019, first nanostix, then NGC until now ….. pray for my success.
Another TikTok user said that she pleaded with her husband to stop vaping after watching the video, and prayed he would have the mental fortitude to kick the habit for good.
Source: TikTok
Translation: I hugged my husband … I cried and begged him to stop … sad … everyone is worried … may Allah grant my husband the right to stop smoking vape … amin
Naturally, many also thanked Mohd Radzi for his parting words and left messages expressing their condolences.
Source: TikTok
Translation: Condolences to the family. May we all benefit from this message.
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15 fined in S’pore for posting vaping content on social media, over 6,800 listings removed
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