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The CDC looked into other potential causes of the vaping-related lung illnesses, including various plant and mineral oils used in vape juices. However, researchers did not find these oils in the lungs of anyone affected by this disease, so some researchers concluded that Vitamin E acetate was the cause of vaping-related lung illnesses. However, Schuchat cautioned against this belief, noting that there could be other dangerous substances in the vape juices that haven’t yet been identified. To date, the CDC and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are not convinced that Vitamin E acetate is the only chemical that is causing health problems. Other Toxic Chemicals Just because many users have experienced reactions due to vitamin E acetate, that doesn’t mean that other chemicals don’t contribute to health problems. Vaporizing fluid contains many dangerous chemicals that should never be ingested in large amounts. For example, the Minnesota Department of Health, in a lengthy report on this epidemic, stated: focused on these illegal products as a primary concern, health officials cannot guarantee the safety of any vaping products. People vaping nicotine to help quit smoking should consider alternative options to support their quit efforts. Since September of 2019, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has investigated thousands of cases, which have occurred in thirty-one different states and the District of Columbia. Samples of lung tissue and fluid have come directly from hospitals and state clinics where patients with vaping-related lung illnesses have been treated. Around half of the cases involved THC, and half of those cases involved vitamin E acetate. That seems like a smoking gun until the Many of the patients report having vaped illegal THC (a component of cannabis)…. While investigators remain

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The Scope of this Epidemic