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This lab study looked at what chemicals form when common vape liquid diluents (cutting agents) are heated and made into vapor. The researchers found that heating these diluents creates toxic byproducts (for example quinones, carbonyls, esters, and alkyl alcohols). Condensed vapor from these products slowed growth and increased toxicity in…
This is an American College of Medical Toxicology (ACMT) position paper about the harms of vaping and a recent outbreak of severe lung injury called EVALI. Vaping use has grown, including large increases among teenagers. Thousands of cases of EVALI were reported to public health authorities, many patients used THC-containing…
