L.A. County officials report first death from vaping
Amid a major outbreak of severe lung illness linked to vaping, health officials announced Friday that five people across the country have died from the mysterious disease, including one in Los Angeles County.a collection of severe symptoms, including chest pain, shortness of breath and vomiting, associated with e-cigarettes. They say they are unsure of the exact cause of the problems, but urge people to stop vaping until they figure out why some are coming down with breathing illnesses.
The person who died in L.A. County was more than 55 years old and had other chronic health conditions, according to local officials. A total of 12 people in the county have been hospitalized for e-cigarette-related injuries, one-third of whom were older adults and almost all of whom had vaped using THC , officials said.“Today we’re issuing a warning to all residents about the use of these devices as potentially harmful to proper lung function,” L.A.
L.A. County public health officer Dr. Muntu Davis compared the revelations about e-cigarettes to the slow discovery of the danger of cigarettes several decades ago.Last week, a Los Angeles teenager began an online anti-vaping campaign from her hospital bed, where she says she landed because of vaping. Her lungs failed due to using e-cigarettes and she had to be put on a ventilator, she said.
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