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>What kind? Accurate? no, the type that omits relevant information in order to scare people. nearly every article I've seen talking about the dangers of vaping
by EpicEng 7y ago
>What kind? Accurate?
no, the type that omits relevant information in order to scare people. nearly every article I've seen talking about the dangers of vaping has failed to mention flaws in the studies that they cite, and there's never a follow-up. numerous articles were written citing a study that burned liquid at incredibly high temperatures. A person would never use a vape that way.
In this case, we know that these people were vaping, but we have no cause. Another article came out today that found high amounts of vitamin e in THC oils these people were vaping[1]. I couldn't find a mention of that in the article.
There are an estimated 10 million people who vape in this country. We have a tiny, tiny fraction who have demonstrable health issues related to it. in those cases it has almost always been a manufacturing issue, not an issue with vaping in general. I'm not trying to say it's perfectly safe, obviously that is unlikely to be the case, but cigarettes are absolutely going to kill you.
[1]: https://beta.washingtonpost.com/health/2019/09/05/contaminant-found-vaping-products-linked-deadly-lung-illnesses-state-federal-labs-show/?outputType=amp https://beta.washingtonpost.com/health/2019/09/05/contaminan...
- notacoward 7y ago> it has almost always been a manufacturing issue "If you do it right, it's harmless." Problem is, people are doing it wrong. They do a lot of things wrong, and reporting on that is quite valid. People use guns wrong, but that doesn't mean there's anything improper about reporting on people being shot.