Vaping THC may be worse for you than smoking cigarettes, according to a new study from the University of Michigan. A new study from the University of Michigan has found that vaping THC can be even worse for you in some ways than smoking weed or cigarettes or vaping nicotine. The researchers found that adolescents ages 12 through 17 are more likely to develop the symptoms of a lung injury, such as a dry cough or wheezing. “We found, and it was something that surprised us a little, that it was the lifelong vaping of cannabis that was associated with a much greater number of symptoms and a greater likelihood of each of these symptoms than using e-cigarettes or cigarettes,” Said Carol Boyd, co-director of the University of Michigan Center for the Study of Drugs, Alcohol, Smoking and Health. “I think the industry probably wants to show that vaping e-cigarettes is healthier, that vaping cannabis causes these respiratory symptoms, not e-cigarettes. This is not true. Vaping e-cigarettes also causes symptoms in young people, ”Boyd continued. “In our study, however, when we took into account their use of e-cigarettes, we found a greater likelihood of these respiratory symptoms in young people who had vaporized cannabis.” In recent years, according to the CDC, a growing number of illnesses and even deaths have been linked to vitamin E acetate, which is used as a cutting agent in e-liquids containing THC. [Via]
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