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Vaping Exonerated! CDC “Strongly Links” Vitamin E Acetate to Vaping Epidemic

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Vitamin E Acetate Molecule

The Vindication of Vaping

The Center for Disease Control has at last exonerated the vaping community. In September, the CDC issued a comprehensive warning about the risks of all vaping products. Despite suggestions from other sources that nicotine vaping was not the problem, the CDC and various news outlets instilled fear in all individuals who vape nicotine.

The Early Suspicions

As early as September 19th, 2019, we reported that the outbreak of lung issues related to vaping was likely due to Vitamin E acetate, and had no connection with traditional nicotine e-liquid vaping products. Five months later, the CDC finally concurs. Regrettably, major news outlets across North America propagated the initial story, indiscriminately associating nicotine vapes with illicit THC-infused vapes sold on the street or in the black market.

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50,000-70,000 smokers quit each year using vapes in England, a UCL study finds

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Vaping and quitting smoking

Vaping Aids in Smoking Cessation: UCL Study Reveals A recent study published by the scientific journal of addiction in England has discovered a positive correlation between the initiation of vaping and the cessation of smoking. The Study and Its Findings The research, led by University College London researchers and funded by Cancer Research UK, found … Read more

Vaping Illness Discovery – CDC Identifies Vitamin E Acetate as Common Link in Lung Testing

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Vaping Illness

Vaping Illness Discovery – CDC Points to Vitamin E Acetate The Center for Disease Control has finally identified a probable cause in the vaping-related illness saga. CDC’s Findings In a recent update from their website, the CDC stated: “Recent CDC laboratory testing of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid samples from 29 patients submitted to the CDC … Read more

Significant(96.5%) Decrease in Vaping-Related Lung Disease Across the United States

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Reduction in vaping disease graph

The Onset of Vaping-Related Illness In September of 2019, numerous news reports began to emerge regarding vaping-related illness and lung disease. Both the CDC and various news media sources provided scant specific information on these incidents. The Media’s Role The media effectively grouped all vaping into one category, suggesting that any use of vaping or … Read more

Health Canada May Permit Promotion of Vaping’s Health Benefits

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Canada Flag

Federal Government’s Consideration Our federal government is contemplating allowing vape companies to advertise the health benefits of their products. Potential Approved Statements Examples of these approved statements might include “switching completely from smoking to E-cigarettes will reduce harms to your health” and “if you are a smoker, switching completely to vaping is a much less … Read more

CDC Report – Significant Decline in Young Adult Smokers Disproves ‘Gateway Effect’ of Vaping

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CDC Report

CDC’s Findings A recent study released by the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention presents intriguing data. The CDC reports that between 2014 and 2018, the percentage of young adults aged 18-24 who currently smoke cigarettes in the United States has dropped from 16.7% to 7.8%. This represents an overall reduction of over 50% in … Read more

Vaping vs. Smoking: A Statistical Analysis of Health Impacts

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hands holding E-cigarette vs cigarettes.

The Numbers Game I’ve always been a numbers person. Whether it’s due to my early days of playing online poker or my hyper-analytical mind, I’ve always broken down the data when dealing with a situation. Percentages, calculations, and projections; this is how my brain works. Perhaps I should have been an accountant. Let’s delve into … Read more

86.7 Million years of live saved if American smokers switched to vaping

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Smoking vs vaping

Potential Lifespan Gains if American Smokers Switched to Vaping The Potential of Vaping A recent article published in Tobacco Control estimates that up to 6.6 million premature deaths could be prevented, equating to 86.7 million years of life saved, if current smokers in the U.S. switched to vaping. The Study by Dr. David Levy Dr. … Read more

Oil in the lungs? Lipid laden macrophages? Know the FACTS about what’s in Canada Vapes e-liquid!

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E-Liquid

Misconceptions in Media Reports In recent media reports, there have been many misguided statements regarding the e-liquid traditionally used in e-cigarettes. Statements such as “Doctors found his lungs had become severely congested with solidified oil”(Source) and “lipid laden macrophages,” calling them “oily chemicals” and making statements like “inhaling oil into your lungs” (Source) have caused … Read more

Vaping related deaths in the United States – What you need to know.

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Vaping Related Deaths

Over the past week, the media has had a field day with articles about Vaping related deaths in US.  I put vaping in quotations as the term vaping is being used loosely by the media referring to any electric device being used to consume anything in vapor form. Here is what you need to know … Read more