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  • Article
  • Open Access
86 Citations
22,318 Views
19 Pages

Analysis of Cannabinoid-Containing Fluids in Illicit Vaping Cartridges Recovered from Pulmonary Injury Patients: Identification of Vitamin E Acetate as a Major Diluent

  • Bryan Duffy,
  • Lingyun Li,
  • Shijun Lu,
  • Lorie Durocher,
  • Mark Dittmar,
  • Emily Delaney-Baldwin,
  • Deepika Panawennage,
  • David LeMaster,
  • Kristen Navarette and
  • David Spink

24 January 2020

Beginning in June of 2019, there was a marked increase in reported cases of serious pulmonary injury associated with vaping. The condition, referred to as e-cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injury (EVALI), does not appear to involve an...

  • Article
  • Open Access
44 Citations
11,747 Views
21 Pages

28 June 2020

Recently, there has been an outbreak of a condition named e-cigarette or vaping products-associated lung injury (EVALI). The primary components of vaping products include tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), vitamin E acetate (VEA) and medium-chain triglyceri...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
60 Citations
12,261 Views
12 Pages

Chemical Constituents Involved in E-Cigarette, or Vaping Product Use-Associated Lung Injury (EVALI)

  • Thivanka Muthumalage,
  • Michelle R. Friedman,
  • Matthew D. McGraw,
  • Gary Ginsberg,
  • Alan E. Friedman and
  • Irfan Rahman

3 April 2020

The Centers for Disease Control declared e-cigarette, or vaping, product use-associated lung injury (EVALI) a national outbreak due to the high incidence of emergency department admissions and deaths. We have identified chemical constituents in e-cig...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,846 Views
8 Pages

Potential Impact of FDA Flavor Enforcement Policy on Vaping Behavior on Twitter

  • Zidian Xie,
  • Jinlong Ruan,
  • Yifan Jiang,
  • Bokai Zhang,
  • Tianlang Chen,
  • Jiebo Luo and
  • Dongmei Li

In January 2020, the FDA announced an electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) flavor enforcement policy to restrict the sale of all unauthorized cartridge-based flavored e-cigarettes except tobacco and menthol flavors, which was implemented on 6 February...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,174 Views
17 Pages

Limited research examines changes in quantities of various forms of smoked/vaped cannabis among regular consumers, including emerging adults (EAs; 18 to 29) in Canada. This information is particularly relevant in the current context of emerging canna...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,353 Views
15 Pages

“Don’t Know” Responses for Nicotine Vaping Product Features among Adult Vapers: Findings from the 2018 and 2020 ITC Four Country Smoking and Vaping Surveys

  • Nicholas J. Felicione,
  • K. Michael Cummings,
  • Shannon Gravely,
  • David Hammond,
  • Ann McNeill,
  • Ron Borland,
  • Geoffrey T. Fong and
  • Richard J. O’Connor

Nicotine vaping products (NVPs) have evolved rapidly, and some vapers have difficulty reporting about their NVP. NVP knowledge may be important for providing accurate survey data, understanding the potential risks of NVP use, and assessing legal and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,057 Views
7 Pages

Youth Access to Electronic Cigarettes in an Unrestricted Market: A Cross-Sectional Study from Poland

  • Lukasz Balwicki,
  • Danielle Smith,
  • Malgorzata Balwicka-Szczyrba,
  • Michal Gawron,
  • Andrzej Sobczak and
  • Maciej L. Goniewicz

Background: Electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use among youths in Poland has become very popular. The aim of this study was to identify the potential points of access to these products by students aged 16–17 years old before implementation of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,282 Views
14 Pages

The purpose of this narrative study is to describe the vaping and smoking characteristics of Queer people ages 18–34 before March of 2020 and to better understand how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted those behaviors since March of 2020. In to...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,981 Views
15 Pages

15 June 2025

Since the 2018 Farm Bill legalized hemp, semi-synthetic cannabinoids, typically derived from hemp-extracted CBD, have been marketed as offering a “legal high”, raising concerns about consumer safety, labeling, and regulation. Consequently...

  • Article
  • Open Access
58 Citations
25,896 Views
14 Pages

Aldehydes in Exhaled Breath during E-Cigarette Vaping: Pilot Study Results

  • Vera Samburova,
  • Chiranjivi Bhattarai,
  • Matthew Strickland,
  • Lyndsey Darrow,
  • Jeff Angermann,
  • Yeongkwon Son and
  • Andrey Khlystov

7 August 2018

Several studies have shown the presence of aldehydes (i.e., formaldehyde, acrolein) in mainstream emissions of some e-cigarettes. For this reason, concerns have been raised regarding potential toxicity. The purpose of this research was to measure lev...

  • Commentary
  • Open Access
19 Citations
5,238 Views
13 Pages

The Reshaping of the E-Cigarette Retail Environment: Its Evolution and Public Health Concerns

  • Carla J. Berg,
  • Albert Melena,
  • Friedner D. Wittman,
  • Tomas Robles and
  • Lisa Henriksen

E-cigarette use represents a public health controversy in the US and globally. Despite the potential of e-cigarettes to support cigarette cessation, their use increases health risks and risk for addiction, particularly in young people. Various federa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,252 Views
10 Pages

New-generation disposable e-cigarettes have become increasingly popular among young adults in the USA since the FDA’s partial flavor ban. This study aims to examine longitudinal changes in health risks among young adults who adopted these novel...