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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 18-year-old's vaping-related illness left him with lungs that more closely resemble a 70-year-old's than those of a teenager, according to his doctors.
As of 5 September 2019, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported 42 cases of lung illness, seven that were still being investigated, and one death. [26] Severe lung illness among young adults and youth who used vaping products required hospitalization in 11 cases in Wisconsin, and others were being investigated in August 2019. [27]
Beyond how it affects mental health, vaping THC — the psychoactive ingredient in cannabis — in particular has caused severe lung injuries linked to the vitamin E acetate found in such devices.
Even though traditional cigarettes have a higher damage record than e-cigarettes, e-cigarettes can have risks such as the highly publicized and deadly 2019–20 vaping lung illness outbreak in North America that lead to 68 deaths and was strongly linked to vitamin E acetate in THC-containing vaping liquid. [8]
A Texas teenager says he nearly died after his lung collapsed from excessive vaping, K TVT reports. Though 17-year-old Tryston Zohfeld, of Weatherford, said he was well aware of the dangers of ...
Vaping has slightly declined among teens. The use of e-cigarettes among high schoolers decreased from 14.1% to 10% from 2022 to 2023, the 2023 National Youth Tobacco Survey found.
These symptoms can include cravings for nicotine, anger, irritability, anxiety, depression, impatience, trouble sleeping, restlessness, hunger, weight gain, and difficulty concentrating. [61] When trying to quit smoking with vaping a base containing nicotine, symptoms of withdrawal can include irritability, restlessness, poor concentration ...