A new report from the Food and Drug Administration is sharing 127 cases of 'seizures and other neurological symptoms' related to vaping. An expert ...
Long promoted as a “safer alternative” to smoking by the companies that make them, e-cigs are being outed in new reports of their damaging health effects — something that’s especially worrisome, considering that one in 10 eighth graders have now reportedly tried them.
“The way young people are using e-cigs now, with very high doses of nicotine, can definitely induce something like a seizure, especially for people who are predisposed,” Chadi tells Yahoo Lifestyle. “I’m not at all surprised to hear those numbers, but they're of course very worrisome.” “It's hard to smoke an entire pack of cigarettes in 15 minutes,” Chadi tells Yahoo Lifestyle. “But you can do that with a Juul pod, and it's going to be done and gone in 15 mins. The way teens are using it has created this very new phenomenon.”Just weeks ago, eight teens in Wisconsin were reportedly hospitalized for “severe lung damage” tied to use of e-cigarettes. Linda Richter, Ph.D.
“It is imperative that health care professionals, consumers, parents, teachers and other concerned adults, as well as youth and young adult users, report detailed information about any past or future incidents of seizures following e-cigarette use to the FDA,” reads a statement released Wednesday. “We’re committed to monitoring this issue closely and taking additional steps as necessary to protect the public, especially our nation’s youth, from the dangers of e-cigarettes...
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