These Issues are not Caused by Vaping Nicotine

There are approximately 11 million vapers in the United States. Vaping has been prevalent for close to 10 years now. Until the last few months, there were no lung issues reported by vapers. In the last few months, there have been about 450 reports of lung damage.

Of these 450 cases, MOST of the victims have admitted to vaping illegal or illicit THC cartridges they bought “off the street”. A few of these people, mostly young or under-aged victims, have not admitted to using these illicit cartridges. I don’t think it’s surprising that many young people won’t admit it. In many cases, THC is illegal in their state or region, or they are under the legal age, or are afraid their parents will find out they’re using THC.

Young people have begun calling these illicit vape cartridges “carts” or “cartridges” for short, and some believe it’s actually a new drug. If you hear your children or your friends talking about these things, a little more investigation might be in order. These cartridges are being marketed as “Dank Vapes”, or “Dank”, and are frequently sold privately, though there have been reports of them being sold retail.

There are reports that these THC containing liquids have been “cut” with Vitamin E Acetate (Tocopherol Acetate), which is an oil, and is primarily used for skin creams and many other topical uses, but SHOULD NEVER BE INHALED. Inhaling oil or fats is the cause of Lipoid Pneumonia, which is the medical issue that has been diagnosed in the vast majority of these recent vaping cases.

The thing is, the illnesses HAVE been caused by “vaping”, as these products are being vaporized, though there is a difference in vaping THC oils and in vaping nicotine. The Royal College of Physicians, in this report, state that vaping “unlikely to exceed 5% of the dangers of smoking tobacco”. Nicotine e-liquids contain no oil, and never have. As a manufacturer of high-quality e-liquids, we strive to make sure the ingredients in our products are safe to inhale.

The media has been disingenuous in blaming nicotine vapes, when the actual issue is illicit THC cartridges. We know the state governments need cigarette smoking to continue in order to get their tobacco taxes and Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement payments, so they will do anything they can, including convincing you to go back to buying cigarettes, in order to keep that cash coming in. Their pocketbooks are much more important than your health.

Don’t let them scare you back to smoking cigarettes! Vapor has been proven to be at least 95% safer than smoking combustible cigarettes. Over 440,000 people die annually due to smoking related illnesses.

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