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So I need some realtalk by Lemmie's resident stoners and possibly medical professionals on the benefits and risks/harms of vaping cannabis refill things on the respiratory system (using a rechargeable vape pen/battery thingy at the lowest heat setting).

Give it to me straight docs, whats up and how long do I have to live if I use it infrequently but potentially daily in small amounts?

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[-] C4d@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Wikipedia has this article on vaping-associated lung injury.

[-] fubo@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

The outbreak was caused by vitamin E acetate used as "cut" in black-market cartridges. Legal regulated cartridges do not contain any "cut" at all.

[-] C4d@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Yes and no; for reasons that are beyond me the door has been left somewhat open on that one:

“Vitamin-E acetate (VEA) is found in counterfeit cartridges and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of EVALI patients. Other reports implicated the presence of aromatic/volatile hydrocarbons and oils consisting of medium-chain triglycerides (MCT oil), including terpenes and mineral oil in tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) containing counterfeit vaping products. These compounds are involved in oxidative stress and inflammatory responses in the lung. Here, we provide the perspectives on the recent case reports on EVALI, etiology, and discuss pulmonary toxicity as well as the mechanisms underlying EVALI susceptibility and lung pathophysiology.”

But the cutting agent certainly seems to have been pretty bad.

[-] PrimarilyPrimate@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Thanks for posting this.

[-] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

You wouldn't happen to have a quick summary would you? I just need to clean and run some errands but I wanna fill myself in as quickly as possible if it really is not tenable?

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