Vitamin E acetate, in combination with THC, has been identified as a 'strong culprit' in the outbreak of e-cigarette-related lung injuries, according to officials from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Dr. Anne Schuchat, the principal deputy director of the CDC, said she would characterize it as a breakthrough in the agency's investigation, although more tests are necessary.Vaping lung injury cases now top 2,000, CDC says"These new findings are significant," Schuchat said during a press briefing on Friday."We have a strong culprit."There is still more work to do and the CDC said it is continuing to test for a wide range of chemicals.
Dr. Jennifer Layden, the chief medical officer and state epidemiologist with the Illinois Department of Public Health, said in the press briefing that in her state, they found the majority of cases of the people who were sick used THC, and that their materials came from"informal sources." In Illinois, she said, they had not had any cases associated with the state's medical marijuana program.
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