“We have reports indicating that some people who use e-cigarettes, especially youth and young adults, are experiencing seizures following their use,” FDA commissioner says in a statement. - TODAYshow
“We can't yet say for certain that e-cigarettes are causing these seizures,” the FDA said. “We're sharing this early information with the public because as a public health agency, it's our job to communicate about potential safety concerns associated with the products we regulate that are under scientific investigation by the agency.”contain varying levels of nicotine.
Some e-cigarettes such as Juul are designed to deliver nicotine quickly, so that users, especially teens, may be getting more of the addictive drug than they realize. Nicotine poisoning can cause seizures, convulsions, vomiting and brain injury. In the past, the FDA has received reports of potentially fatal nicotine poisoning in infants and children who swallowed liquids containing nicotine.
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