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Vaping-associated pulmonary injury (VAPI), [ 4 ] also known as vaping-associated lung injury (VALI) [ 1 ] or e-cigarette, or vaping, product use associated lung injury (E/VALI), [ 2 ][ a ] is an umbrella term, [ 15 ][ 16 ] used to describe lung diseases associated with the use of vaping products that can be severe and life-threatening. [ 3 ]
An outbreak of e-cigarette, or vaping, product use-associated lung injury (EVALI) started in 2019 [ 3 ] among users of illegal, unregulated cannabis vaping products, [ 2 ] almost exclusively in the United States. [ 4 ] The first cases of this particular outbreak were identified in Illinois and Wisconsin in April 2019; as of 18 February 2020, a ...
A 2022 study looked at the lungs of people much younger than 50 who smoked both tobacco and cannabis and found 75% had emphysema, a disease of the small airways that causes damage to the air sacs ...
hide. The health effects of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) include a range of potential risks such as exposure to toxic chemicals, the possibility of increased likelihood of respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, and concerns about their possible role in cancer development. Upon their introduction, there were marketing claims that they ...
Dr. Peter Grinspoon, one of the leading cannabis researchers in the U.S., said that while it’s important to note the two studies do not directly prove marijuana causes heart problems, it’s an ...
A March 2021 study found teens were twice as likely to report “wheezing or whistling” in the chest after vaping marijuana than after smoking cigarettes or using e-cigarettes.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 17 September 2024. Circumstances, mechanisms, and factors of tobacco consumption on human health "Health effects of smoking" and "Dangers of smoking" redirect here. For cannabis, see Effects of cannabis. For smoking crack cocaine, see Crack cocaine § Health issues. "Smoking and health" redirects here ...
A dried cannabis flower. The short-term effects of cannabis are caused by many chemical compounds in the cannabis plant, including 113 [clarification needed] different cannabinoids, such as tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), and 120 terpenes, [1] which allow its drug to have various psychological and physiological effects on the human body.