WJLP News Break - November 8: CDC Blame Vitamin E Acetate & THC Combination for E-Cig Lung Illness

THE U.S. CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION ARE POINTING TO A COMBINATION OF VITAMIN E ACETATE WITH THC FOR THE NATIONAL OUTBREAK OF E-CIG RELATED LUNG INJURIES. THE CDC TESTED VITAMIN E ACETATE IN SAMPLES FROM 29 PATIENTS WHO WERE SICK WITH A VAPING RELATED ILLNESS THROUGHOUT 10 STATES. VITAMIN E IS USED IN SEVERAL PRODUCTS, BUT THE CDC SAYS THERE IS A BIG DIFFERENCE IN PUTTING IT ON THE SKIN VERSUS SWALLOWING IT IN A MILL OR INHALING THE VITAMIN.