{"id":4266,"date":"2019-08-23T19:35:35","date_gmt":"2019-08-23T19:35:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pepesnonsmokingpartytimelounge.com\/?p=4266"},"modified":"2020-05-09T23:42:12","modified_gmt":"2020-05-09T23:42:12","slug":"teens-getting-mysterious-lung-disease-from-vaping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pepesnonsmokingpartytimelounge.com\/?p=4266","title":{"rendered":"Teens getting mysterious lung disease from vaping"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Long time since an update. I have been very busy and spend most of my spare time outdoors, hiking and trying to get back in shape this summer.<\/p>\n

So, there’s a TON to catch up on. I will try to do this over the next few days.<\/p>\n

First things first<\/p>\n

Mysterious vaping illnesses<\/h3>\n

At least 150 teenagers around the U.S. have been admitted to emergency rooms with some mysterious lung disease caused by vaping.<\/p>\n

They weren’t necessarily vaping tobacco; some of the teens were vaping marijuana.<\/p>\n

The one common thread between all the illnesses. All of the victims were vaping. The other common thread, most of them appeared to have bought their vaping products on the street rather than legally through a store.<\/p>\n

From an NBC News article:<\/a><\/p>\n

“One patient came in with full respiratory collapse and essentially had to be on life support,” said Dr. Jacob Kaslow, a pediatric pulmonary fellow at Monroe Carell Jr. Children\u2019s Hospital at Vanderbilt in Nashville.<\/p>\n

Kaslow told NBC News that his hospital has treated four cases of vaping-related respiratory illness over the past six months. Tracking the cases has been tricky, as patients tend to have a variety of symptoms, including severe pneumonia and coughing up blood.<\/p>\n

“We\u2019re only discovering this now because we\u2019re asking, ‘is there any history of vaping or electronic cigarette use?'” said Kaslow.<\/p>\n

No deaths have been reported. But some patients have developed severe, progressive lung disease, and have required ongoing mechanical breathing assistance.<\/p>\n

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is working with states to try to pinpoint an e-cigarette ingredient, e-liquid, device or purchase method linking all of the cases.<\/p>\n

It’s unclear whether there was some kind of contamination of the devices or e-liquids that led to the 149-plus cases.<\/p>\n

Some patients reported buying their vapes off the street.<\/p>\n

“The evidence continues to point to street-bought vaping cartridges containing THC or synthetic drugs as being the cause of these illnesses,” Gregory Conley, president of the American Vaping Association, wrote in a statement to NBC News.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So, again, lots of questions about vaping and the contaminants that are found in vaping fluids. This isn’t the first illness tied to vaping. Vaping is already believed to be tied to a disease known as “popcorn lung”<\/a> (the name comes from the fact that it was first tied to workers in popcorn factories).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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