Myth: Vaping causes Popcorn Lung: Difference between revisions
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=Is Popcorn Lung the same thing as EVALI?= | =Is Popcorn Lung the same thing as EVALI?= | ||
The two diseases are often conflated but are not the same. While a variety of things can cause bronchiolitis obliterans (Popcorn Lung), it has been determined that E-cigarette, or Vaping, product use-Associated Lung Injury (EVALI) can be attributed to the addition of [https://www.leafly.com/news/health/vape-pen-lung-disease-vitamin-e-oil-explained Vitamin E] that was used for a brief period of time in 2019-2020 to make unregulated vape cartridges containing tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) from marijuana to make those products look thick and of higher quality. These [https://www.leafly.com/news/health/some-vape-cart-additive-makers-pull-products-others-go-dark thickeners] were pulled from the market by their manufacturers as news of the EVALI outbreak spread. Nicotine [https://www.qeios.com/read/ZGVHM7.3 vapor] products did not cause EVALI. | |||
=Why are some experts claiming vaping causes Popcorn Lung?= | =Why are some experts claiming vaping causes Popcorn Lung?= | ||