Stamford Advocate: Are 'vaping' and 'e-cigarettes' the same?

[LoveVanilla]

Are 'vaping' and 'e-cigarettes' the same?

Although more testing is needed, vitamin E acetate appears to be much more common in products that contain THC. Those in the legal marijuana industry say vitamin E acetate is used on the marijuana black market to stretch the THC oil in e-cigarettes because it has a similar appearance and is much cheaper.

One recent report found that among EVALI patients in Utah, 17 out of 19 (89%) of THC-containing products had vitamin E acetate, whereas 0 out of 20 (0%) of nicotine-containing products had it.

For the lives and health of nicotine vapers, it is time NOW for the CDC inform the public if these products contained vitamin E acetate. And, if so, which ones, and whether it was only found in conjunction with THC.

 

[CarolT]

I suggest that you keep up with the subject on this blog.
The Rest of the Story: Tobacco and Alcohol News Analysis and Commentary: More Evidence that Vitamin E Acetate Oil, Not E-Cigarettes, Is the Cause of the Respiratory Disease Outbreak
Nicotine vaping has nothing to do with it.

 

[LoveVanilla]

Rather obtusely worded by the CDC but I did miss this yesterday. Dr Siegel summaries as, "none of the nicotine-containing e-liquids was found to contain vitamin E acetate oil or any other toxicant of concern."

Odd such an important finding, with direct impact on pending legislation, would not receive more widespread media coverage.

And love the phrase "much more common" rather than "not detected" in the original article post.