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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) | 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) change the name of EVALI to help consumers better understand the difference between vaping THC and nicotine. The CDC declined to make that change. | ||
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