Possible Chemical Culprit Found in Vaping Illness Outbreak

Courtesy: MGN

Health officials investigating a nationwide outbreak of vaping-related illnesses have, for the first time, listed the vape brands that are most commonly linked to hospitalizations.

Most of the nearly 2,300 people who has suffered lung damage were vaping liquids that contain THC, the high-inducing part of marijuana.

In a report released Friday, the government listed the THC-containing products that patients most often said they’d been using.

Dank Vapes was the brand cited by more than half of patients. But it's not a licensed product coming from one business: It's empty packaging that can be ordered from the internet.

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