Introduction: Electronic cigarette or vaping associated lung injury (EVALI) is a newly documented phenomenom that has risen with the increased prevelance of these devices. It occurs with nicotine and more commonly tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) containing products. We present a young male who developed EVA...
Lung damage occurs not only due to the presence of a local irritation that induces bronchospasm but also from lung exposure to cocaine vapour with toxic products derived from cocaine pyrolysis (e.g., anhydroecgonine methylester, impurities and adulterants of ‘crack’ (such as caffeine, lidocaine ...
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As cases of vaping-related lung injury climb for it contains some harmful chemicals found in traditional cigarettes, health officials are searching for solutions to stop the widespread occurrence gaining the attention of policymakers in both the local and national levels. Health policy officials and ad...
The results from this study show, that under the conditions of test, acute exposure to vape aerosol had less impact on gene expression in human lung cells in vitro than the equivalent dose of cigarette smoke. “This latest research adds to the growing body of research gather...
“As of October 15, 2019 there have been 1,479 lung injury cases associated with the use of e-cigarettes and vaping, and 33 deaths have been reported in 24 states,” Deloach said. “In Georgia, to date 21 cases of vaping associated lung injury have been reported to DPH [Department o...
Research conduct- ed on the short-term health effects of vaping have shown that vaping can cause lung injury and tissue destruction [6]. Many vapes also contain the addictive drug nicotine, which can lead to a nicotine dependence [7], excessive vaping [8], and cardiova...
which we now know as COVID-19. Butthe vaping lung injury epidemic is still ongoing. Unethical black market cartridge vendors, orplugs, may put any contents into a vape cartridge and unsuspecting buyers won’t know until they inhale it.Symptoms of lung injury from vapingcontinue to be ...