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 | The two diseases are often conflated but are not the same. | ||
Nicotine [https://www.qeios.com/read/ZGVHM7.3 vapor] products did not cause EVALI. Leading experts requested the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to change the name of EVALI to help consumers better understand the difference between vaping THC and nicotine. The CDC declined | 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. Leading experts [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1o0mlqZaMMUeD7Eapc1H0CdSsTz4HsuxE/view requested] the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to change the name of EVALI to help consumers better understand the difference between vaping THC and nicotine. The CDC declined to make that change. | |||
=Why are some experts claiming vaping causes Popcorn Lung?= | =Why are some experts claiming vaping causes Popcorn Lung?= | ||