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eShirl

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8. that's the general idea: some are cutting it with cheap thickening agents

Thu Sep 5, 2019, 03:55 PM

Sep 2019

https://www.leafly.com/news/health/vape-pen-lung-disease-thc-oil-additive-investigation

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New ‘Thick’ Cutting Agents Under Scrutiny

Industry insiders who track the legal and illegal vape cart markets closely tell Leafly that a new type of additive started showing up in late 2018, and has since become widely used in underground markets. It’s a novel class of odorless, tasteless thickening agents. These liquids come in different proprietary formulations manufactured by both legal, above-board companies and by shadowy underground operations.

This new additive may or may not play a role in the current health crisis. But it is one of the major new ingredients in illegal vape cart oil in widespread use this summer.

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**Breaking** Contaminant found responsible for Vaping Deaths [View all] hlthe2b Sep 2019 OP

No regulation lead to deaths Johnny2X2X Sep 2019 #1

I agree totally. I'm forever grateful I never smoked cigarettes and thus was never tempted to vape hlthe2b Sep 2019 #2

I got my cancer from other people smoking cigarettes. marble falls Sep 2019 #3

Sadly, this is the second cruel wave from the "smoking wars" and decades of corporate greed. hlthe2b Sep 2019 #4

Better, but I've had years stolen. I haven't tried vaping because it seems under studied. marble falls Sep 2019 #5

Glad you're still here with us. calimary Sep 2019 #41

I'm here till the end. I've already gotten someone who will put my name on the memoriam list ... marble falls Sep 2019 #42

I hope you (and all here) are around for a very long time AFTER we get rid of Trump hlthe2b Sep 2019 #45

We'll have a beer together after the election. That alone will keep me horizontal into 2021. marble falls Sep 2019 #46

But this is what Republicans want ... aggiesal Sep 2019 #18

Unless I read the article wrong the product causing the problem is illegal in most states. GulfCoast66 Sep 2019 #43

Street THC vape (illegal in most places) cut with Vitamin E Oil JCMach1 Sep 2019 #6

Interesting and deadly I guess. Glad I stayed away BootinUp Sep 2019 #7

It's always a good idea to stay away from street drugs. nt. Mariana Sep 2019 #10

I always think of a line from some movie, oh yes, BootinUp Sep 2019 #17

Modern chemistry is one thing. Mariana Sep 2019 #34

I guess you had to see the scene to get it. Nt BootinUp Sep 2019 #50

That has been a historical problem with street dealers. Blue_true Sep 2019 #56

that's the general idea: some are cutting it with cheap thickening agents eShirl Sep 2019 #8

Thanks for this. Unfortunately, there has been one death in Oregon Qutzupalotl Sep 2019 #24

It's not just street level. Numerous reports have highlighted contaminants tymorial Sep 2019 #51

I know someone who does that now underpants Sep 2019 #52

All plants, including Pot naturally contain Vitamin E. Maybe more was added? nt Blue_true Sep 2019 #54

Dozens of people here yesterday saw little problem with its safety bucolic_frolic Sep 2019 #9

Link to that thread, please? nt. Mariana Sep 2019 #11

With pleasure bucolic_frolic Sep 2019 #19

Are you sure that's the right thread Mariana Sep 2019 #28

Who? OilemFirchen Sep 2019 #16

On this post about the initial executive order from Michigan's Governor bucolic_frolic Sep 2019 #21

I'm quite familiar with that OP. I wrote it. OilemFirchen Sep 2019 #22

Read the posts. bucolic_frolic Sep 2019 #26

... OilemFirchen Sep 2019 #29

No one said that. It's a lie. nt. Mariana Sep 2019 #27

Goes without saying. OilemFirchen Sep 2019 #30

Speaking of which, the headline of this OP Mariana Sep 2019 #33

It's not LBN. OilemFirchen Sep 2019 #35

"Linked to" does not mean the same thing as "responsible for". Mariana Sep 2019 #36

Okay. I see. OilemFirchen Sep 2019 #38

its all new, they have been saying for years that we don't know how vaping will effect us yaesu Sep 2019 #32

Vitamin E oil is normally not use as the liquid base for normal vaping. LuckyCharms Sep 2019 #40

I'll never understand the desire to inhale smoke/vapor/etc. idiocy. oldsoftie Sep 2019 #12

smoking is an addiction Skittles Sep 2019 #14

It has helped me & others quit smoking cigarettes JonLP24 Sep 2019 #49

bottom line is Skittles Sep 2019 #13

Not a complex concept Codeine Sep 2019 #39

Generally, moist and dark and warm spaces ismnotwasm Sep 2019 #15

Let's Face It yellowwoodII Sep 2019 #20

There is no tobacco in vaping juice. OilemFirchen Sep 2019 #25

I knew there had to be something wrong with the juice... Callmecrazy Sep 2019 #23

The article a couple of weeks ago described a sick man Mariana Sep 2019 #31

Who could possibly have imagined that the purveyors of nicotine in a new form... Hekate Sep 2019 #37

All of the sick people were vaping THC, not nicotine. Mariana Sep 2019 #47

So much news today, I'm not sure this was even covered by the network nightly news programs... hlthe2b Sep 2019 #44

I imagine that when they determine Mariana Sep 2019 #48

All plant oils contain Vitamin E naturally. Blue_true Sep 2019 #53

They can differentiate naturally occuring vitamin e from synthetic via chemical fingerprint hlthe2b Sep 2019 #55