U.S. CDC recommends against using vapes with marijuana ingredient

[Eugene]

LBN thread: CDC Urges People to Avoid Vaping THC Amid Lung Disease Outbreak

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Source: Reuters

HEALTH NEWS SEPTEMBER 27, 2019 / 1:11 PM / UPDATED 3 HOURS AGO

U.S. CDC recommends against using vapes with marijuana ingredient

Manas Mishra, Saumya Joseph
3 MIN READ

(Reuters) - People should stop using e-cigarettes, especially those with marijuana ingredient tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), U.S. public health officials recommended on Friday, as an investigation into illnesses and deaths related to vaping deepens.

E-cigarettes have been marketed as tools to help smokers quit, but rising use among youth in the United States and a spate of severe lung illnesses tied to the devices have triggered a backlash and heightened regulatory scrutiny.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has in the past advised consumers to avoid the devices, but the latest recommendation focused on THC products follows nationwide data that pointed to a large number of cases related to the use of the high-inducing component of marijuana.

The CDC and state health officials, along with other health agencies, are investigating 805 confirmed and probable cases and 12 deaths so far from a mysterious respiratory illness tied to vaping, as of the latest update on Thursday.

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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-vaping-cdc/u-s-cdc-recommends-against-using-vapes-with-marijuana-ingredient-idUSKBN1WC200

[BootinUp]

1. I have to agree with them.

[RGinNJ]

2. For me smoking the whole flower has always been best.

[Runningdawg]

3. I have a inoperable, non-malignant tumor in my abdomen

The pain comes on instantly and is like being stabbed, repeatedly for 10-30 minutes. There are times I have passed out. No pain reliever is fast enough to touch it - except smoking. If the tray, bud and smoking device are rooms away or even miles away at home, I'm screwed. I shake so badly I can't load a bowl or pinch hit. Before I could vape I rarely left my house. (I don't drive)
Now, my vape is around my neck 24/7 and I am no longer afraid to leave my house. I'm stocking up before the ban which is sure to hit OK in the first wave.