As vaping-related lung illnesses continue to climb in the U.S., one doctor is seeing a common connection to many of the patients he has treated: black-market vape cartridges.
. The symptoms may develop over days or may take weeks. In two states, recent inhalation of THC or CBD have been reported by many, the CDC says, although nationally, no single substance or e-cigarette product has been consistently linked with the illness.
In Wisconsin, 32 cases have been reported as of Aug. 29. Public health officials there say that 89% of the 27 patients interviewed so far reported using e-cigarettes or other vaping devices to inhale THC products, such as waxes and oils. A wide variety of brand names and flavorings were reported. The vaping cartridges with THC may include chemicals or additives that are unsafe, unknown, and unregulated, they say.
State regulators identified heavy metals in vape cartridges in the California market earlier this year, says Paul Armentano, deputy director of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws . But since the California Bureau of Cannabis Control just started testing for heavy metals in December of last year, it’s impossible to know if these products were always like this or if this is a relatively new phenomenon, he says.
If ARDS is present, fluid will show up in the lungs, there will be shortness of breath, and blood oxygen levels will drop. Patients get oxygen therapy and may need a ventilator, a machine that delivers oxygen through a tube inserted into the windpipe.
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