Have You Heard About The Vaping Illness Out Break?

With all the headlines talking about the current discovery of vaping illnesses I decided to dive into the topic even further. The majority of people who smoke vaping products are going out of state to feed their addictions. Why is it that people disregard the ban on vaping products, without even knowing the reason behind the ban in first place? The ban on e-cigarettes and vaping was finally linked to the detected vitamin E acetate.

The studies prove that these illnesses are due to a synthetic form of this vitamin E acetate. Apparently this synthetic vitamin is also found in black-market THC vape products. For awhile the hypothesis that it was this synthetic vitamin E that was causing the illness known as EVALI (e-cigarette, vaping, product use associated lung injury). When patients were tested for the presence on this vitamin, tested positive for having it in their system. A common use of THC vaping products were also linked between the patients. An astonishing 82 percent tested positive for THC while nicotine was only found in 62 percent.

Even with all this data, CDC officials are still pressing the issue that it can still be linked to nicotine E-cigarettes. There seems to still be speculation on whether or not it is truly the linked to nicotine vaping products, THC vaping products, or both. There obviously still needs to be more research into this important issue to determine if the root cause of these illnesses is due to these products. The agencies still continue to warn people to avoid these vaping products until the topic is investigated into more thoroughly. Does this mean that you'll think twice next time you go to take a puff of a vaping product? I guess it comes down to if the risk is really worth the reward.

-Joshua Gach (8)