It was late August 2019

when the vast majority of mass media in America, as well as the whole world, suddenly decided to spread phobia and divide on vape community! The story seems to begin with the abrupt death of a man in Illinois, USA. According to the first provisional estimations occasioned by ecig use!

It was late August 2019

when the vast majority of mass media in America as well as the whole world suddenly decided to spread phobia and divide on vape community! The story seems to begin with the abrupt death of a man in Illinois, USA. According to the first provisional estimations occasioned by ecig use!

What is the etiology behind the mysterious illness that make people report severe pulmonary disease and seek urgent help? There are approximately 17 million vapers throughout Europe. However, not even one death has been associated with the use of vape devices!

It’s a bit Weird, isn’t it?

Why didn’t an “epidemic” appeared in the years while so many people managed to switch from hazardous smoking to vaping, which is far more safer?

According to American State and Federal Health officials & CDC, bootleg of marijuana products – THC - and their ingredients is the primal cause of the mysterious “epidemic” that has been aroused in the US and seems to correlate with vaping.

An epidemic which could drive a lot more people to the hospital and ICU, if we do not fight its cause face to face!

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The First Clues

The mystery started to become clear when the researchers found the connecting element - a chemical - in nearly all samples collected from patients who fell ill across the United States.

The chemical is an oil derived from vitamin E. Investigators at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration found the oil in cannabis products in samples collected from patients who fell ill across the United States.

FDA officials shared that information with state health officials during a telephone briefing this week, according to several officials who took part in the call.

Vitamin E is found naturally in certain foods, such as canola oil, olive oil, and almonds. The oil derived from the vitamin, known as vitamin E acetate, is commonly available as a nutritional supplement and is used in topical skin treatments.

It is not known to cause harm when ingested as a vitamin supplement or applied to the skin. Its name sounds harmless, experts said, but its molecular structure could make it hazardous when inhaled.

Its oil-like properties could be associated with the kinds of respiratory symptoms that many patients have reported: cough, shortness of breath and chest pain, officials said.

The Impact of Vaporized Vitamin E Acetate

According to Michelle Francl, a chemistry professor at Bryn Mawr College, Vitamin E acetate is basically grease. Its molecular structure means that “you have to heat it up pretty hot” for it to evaporate. Its boiling point is 363 degrees Fahrenheit, which is well above the 212 degrees F- the boiling level for water.

Once the oil is heated hot enough to vaporize, it can potentially decompose, and “now you’re breathing in who-knows-what,” Francl said.

Unlike the human digestive tract, which can break down and get rid of foreign substances, the lungs aren’t designed to handle anything except the gasses.

When that vapor cools down in the lungs, it returns to its original state at that temperature and pressure, she said, which means “it has now coated the inside of your lungs with that oil,” she said (a condition known as lipoid pneumonia).

“We haven’t looked at the toxicity of vitamin E in the lungs,” she said. “The lungs are designed to exchange gas molecules; they’re not designed to be exposed to other chemicals”. Laura Crotty Alexander, lung inflammation and e-cigarette researcher at the University of California at San Diego’s School of Medicine said. When the lung cells die, that often provokes an inflammatory response, and “other cells need to come in and clean up the cell debris,” Alexander said. But the lungs are very delicate, when extra cells enter, “they get in the way of the gas exchange,” she said.

That makes it more difficult for oxygen to get into a person’s bloodstream. The inflammation can cause the liquid to accumulate in the lungs, making it difficult for someone to properly breathe, she said.

As you can easily understand, the repercussions of ignorant use of various vape products that can be found in the black market can result in extremely serious health problems.

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The vital question is this:

Does it worth risking your health and your life, for something that you absolutely have no idea about and it’s consequences on your health?

I guess not!

It is clear that the ongoing investigation has to cover more in order for everyone to value its conclusions regarding consequences of THC oil vaping on people’s health.

We at eCig Hellas can assure you that:

If you buy your vape products from certified stores and companies, you have no reason to be afraid about this, or other similar “epidemics”.

Stop buying products from the black market if you really care about your health!

Let us not fall into the temptation to believe all those “experts” on newspapers and TV shows, who spread a bunch of inaccuracies and fake news around in order to “protect” the public!




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Contaminant found in marijuana vaping products linked to deadly lung illnesses, tests show