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If you\u2019ve tapped open a newspaper app or tuned into the evening news in the past three weeks then you\u2019ve probably heard reports of teens and young adults being hospitalized due to a mysterious and severe lung disease. Hospitalizations are being reported in seven states, including WI, MN, OH, IL, IN, NY, and CA.<\/span> \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \nCASAA is made stronger with every voice we can count!<\/strong><\/p>\n
Warnings posted by state departments of health are making the very general claim that these illnesses are a result of \u201cvaping.\u201d But we know that different people vape different substances (other than nicotine) and that nearly all of these cases are attributable to consuming adulterated or poorly manufactured THC products or synthetic cannabinoids like K2 and Spice.<\/span>
While this issue deserves a much larger discussion about how federal and state drug laws are creating this situation (even in states where recreational cannabis is legal–but expensive),<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the most practical advice to consumers is to purchase products from legal and reputable retailers. While fear of prosecution might lead some people to hide their k2 or cannabis use, anyone experiencing respiratory issues after vaping anything needs to clearly notify doctors of what they were consuming. This is crucial both for treatment and accurately alerting the public.\u00a0<\/strong>In almost all of the recently reported cases, cartridges were purchased on the underground market.<\/span>
We are likely to see many more reports of hospitalizations due to \u201cfake pot\u201d vaping before this is through.
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