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On 18 September 2019, a case of severe lung illness associated with vaping in Canada was reported. [28] A high school student in Ontario needed to be put on life support. [28] The person had been vaping every day. [29] His health improved and he was released from the hospital. [28] This case has not been confirmed, as 27 September 2019. [30]
Dr. Albert Rizzo, chief medical officer for the American Lung Association, says the new research adds to the growing body of evidence showing that vaping exposes people to a lot more than harmless ...
In 2019, a spate of vaping-related illnesses popped up around the United States, with hundreds of people being hospitalized due to vaping-related lung injuries, Insider previously reported.
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]
Teen lungs are not fully developed, which could potentially make them more vulnerable to the chemicals found in e-cigarettes. "The aerosol has heavy metals and ultrafine toxic particles that ...
Several burn events during vaping while on home oxygen therapy have happened, leading Health Canada in 2014 to release a warning of fire risk to oxygen therapy users from vaping. [107] The heating element in vaping devices reaches a high temperature which can possibly ignite in the presence of oxygen. [107]
A 2013 literature review said that exposure to cannabis was "associated with diseases of the liver (particularly with co-existing hepatitis C), lungs, heart, and vasculature". The authors cautioned that "evidence is needed, and further research should be considered, to prove causal associations of marijuana with many physical health conditions ...
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.