As of Tuesday, there were 1,888 lung injury cases associated with e-cigarette products in 49 states, the District of Columbia and the US Virgin Islands, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That's an increase from last week, when there were 1,604 cases of vaping-related lung injuries.
The CDC on Thursday also identified 37 deaths in 24 states: three each from California, Georgia, Indiana and Minnesota; two each from Illinois, Kansas, Oregon and Tennessee; and one each from Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah and Virginia. The District of Columbia Department of Health has also reported one death.
But while experts have long warned of a youth vaping epidemic, 86% of patients suffering vaping-related lung disease reported using THC-containing products, according to the CDC data released Thursday. Just 11% of those injured reported exclusively using nicotine, which has been targeted by most state restrictions.In light of that data, the CDC is specifically warning people to avoid any vape products containing THC or bought off the street.
More skewed headlines. Wonder why people have no clue what to beleive about anything. Vaping 7 years this Jan. Enabled me to stop a 23 year 2 pack a day habit.
Law makers if they don't take serious actions the problem will be aggravated.
I’m wondering if we break that down even further how many of the increased numbers came from states that banned all but tobacco flavor vape juice, forcing vapers to go black market for their juice.
That's a very useful statistic. That's an increase of almost 18% in just one week. At this rate, there will be almost 40 million people in the US with vape-related lung disease by the end of 2020, and about 136 billion cases by the end of 2021.
Perhaps, CNN, if you mentioned in this that most of the reported cases involved smoking THC substances rather than nicotine, you might not look like you were scaremongering and turning tobacco-smokers off something that could save their lives. This is irresponsible journalism.
Just read this article to assess the intelligence of our great politicians. 86% related to thc but they have only targeted nicotine. Tobacco industry lining their pockets
How many gun deaths?
Here you go CDCgov By you not including BLACK MARKET THC PRODUCTS in the initial warning of your updated thread, you let the news spread misinformation. Even if their story mentions thc, the headline doesn’t. Most only read the headline. Do your damn job!
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The people who push vaping and marijuana as safe alternatives are a pack of damn liars? Yeah no kidding
Way more from smoking. Cancer causing cigarettes are out of the news for some reason..... I think I know!!! 💰 💴 💵
The democrats are more deadly the cigarettes
What type of vaping products? Is there some reason this fact is never reported?
That's bad. Now do cigarettes.
Alert me when it’s my bloated ex boyfriend.
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