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>I also noticed a bunch of health agencies took advantage of the headlines to stir up fear around using them, they never specified what types to watch out for.
by cmdshiftf4 7y ago
>I also noticed a bunch of health agencies took advantage of the headlines to stir up fear around using them, they never specified what types to watch out for.
They'd no early insight into what was causing the issues, only that it appeared en masse at a time where vaping suddenly got very popular, especially among teenagers.
It would have been negligent of them to try and throw darts at a root cause without having done the due diligence to research the cases and results thoroughly, and so it's fair that their warning was about vaping in general.
- rudedogg 7y agoIt was pretty clear looking at the numbers from the beginning. A high percentage (I think it was 88%) of the people admitted to using black market THC vape cartridges. The other people were probably teens too afraid to admit it. I understand they can't give the all clear, but the headlines and statements by the CDC were vague and pointed toward nicotine products. As an example, look at https://cdc.gov https://cdc.gov. The hero points to https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/basic_information/e-cigarettes/severe-lung-disease.html https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/basic_information/e-cigarettes/s.... Why is "THC" buried here? The way this entire thing was handled makes me not trust the CDC. The fear-mongering was/is on par with clickbait farms.