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Mariana

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16. No one has claimed that, certainly not in this article.

Mon Sep 2, 2019, 03:18 PM

Sep 2019

During the CDC briefing, Dr. Jennifer Layden of the Illinois Department of Public Health explained there has been one confirmed death of an adult with unexplained illness after vaping or e-cigarette use.

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The Dangers of Vaping: What We Know [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2019 OP

My daughter vapes, but smoking is tied to her mental illness. elocs Sep 2019 #1

Ok, I'll bite. Mosby Sep 2019 #2

I realize for the weed enthusiasts who are so defensive of its use elocs Sep 2019 #7

My friend gets violently ill from MJ CountAllVotes Sep 2019 #8

Thanks for sharing that. Mosby Sep 2019 #9

Agree CountAllVotes Sep 2019 #12

Don't speak for us all, I am over 2 years into my cannabis as med use. Brainfodder Sep 2019 #45

My husband gets almost instant relief from chronic pain from smoking pot. Chemisse Sep 2019 #33

Maybe so. Whatever works. Mosby Sep 2019 #37

It helps some people with pain. It helped my pain a lot when I was able to use it. nt tblue37 Sep 2019 #52

Well you didn't even say anything negative but it's like she is allergic to weed. nt UniteFightBack Sep 2019 #19

No, the link between weed causing psychotic episodes in schizophrenics elocs Sep 2019 #22

Understood. nt UniteFightBack Sep 2019 #24

I cant take it either. I too have been attacked for stating that pot caused a serious reaction tymorial Sep 2019 #21

I believe it, elocs Skittles Sep 2019 #27

It used to make me paranoid when it was illegal yuiyoshida Sep 2019 #54

well Skittles Sep 2019 #63

I had serious mental health issues when I was young SHRED Sep 2019 #28

Don't know her age or issue, but plenty of studies link early age use as a trigger to earlypsychosis lunasun Sep 2019 #53

No it's the nicotine users who are upset since this crap is being conflated. nt UniteFightBack Sep 2019 #68

Em... that's a little too much to chew in one bite. n/t Eyeball_Kid Sep 2019 #5

I've known a couple of people who had unusual reactions to marijuana. WhiskeyWulf Sep 2019 #11

People are also buying the empty counterfeit cartridges online...filling them with who knows UniteFightBack Sep 2019 #18

My daughter has schizophrenia and for many or most with that mental illness, elocs Sep 2019 #20

Again SHRED Sep 2019 #29

I get anxiety from smoking pot. Chemisse Sep 2019 #35

I'm 67, had long hair in high school and college, elocs Sep 2019 #38

Edibles involved? Brainfodder Sep 2019 #46

I'm sorry it's taken me so long to reply. Haven't been able to check in much. WhiskeyWulf Sep 2019 #64

It's the long delay with edibles, impatient people keep eating... Brainfodder Sep 2019 #65

Judging by my personal experiences I can't understand recreational uses of THC. hunter Sep 2019 #26

My daughter has a grandmother who had schizophrenia, so she had a genetic predisposition for it. elocs Sep 2019 #41

Updates Given Friday Tink41 Sep 2019 #3

The only way to quit anything is to stop and never start again. Iggo Sep 2019 #4

So true! CountAllVotes Sep 2019 #10

Many addiction experts today consider harm reduction a valid treatment choice. NT emmaverybo Sep 2019 #31

It is. But it ain't quitting. (n/t) Iggo Sep 2019 #36

??? Tink41 Sep 2019 #44

My mistake. Iggo Sep 2019 #48

Congrats! Mosby Sep 2019 #6

First death caused by vaping? flotsam Sep 2019 #13

No one has claimed that, certainly not in this article. Mariana Sep 2019 #16

A guy died when a vape pen exploded TexasBushwhacker Sep 2019 #42

This article wasn't about faulty hardware. nt. Mariana Sep 2019 #43

just read another article (NYTimes) stopdiggin Sep 2019 #14

The Dangers of Vaping: What We Know Mariana Sep 2019 #15

That's why this needs to be regulated. Counterfeit product can be deadly especially weed vapes. UniteFightBack Sep 2019 #17

I switched to vaping from smoking cannabis in a pipe. honeylady Sep 2019 #23

Link to a study saying vaping THC caused this? obamanut2012 Sep 2019 #34

I am a dedicated cannabis smoker. honeylady Sep 2019 #40

Me too! yuiyoshida Sep 2019 #55

Better quality papers are made from rice Mosby Sep 2019 #60

I love my "glass" pipes... yuiyoshida Sep 2019 #61

Here +depends on state regulation lunasun Sep 2019 #58

Was that legit vape carts? I was fascinated by my own results too. Brainfodder Sep 2019 #47

The article provides not a goddamn thing superpatriotman Sep 2019 #25

I smoked cigarettes for years without any health issues, so I guess cigarettes are safe too Clash City Rocker Sep 2019 #30

So it only took 10 years to kill someone; that's faster than cigarettes donkeypoofed Sep 2019 #32

The article does not say that vaping killed someone. Mariana Sep 2019 #39

So... shanti Sep 2019 #49

Looks like it's the black-market ones with sketchy additives that are causing most of these cases. backscatter712 Sep 2019 #50

Well shanti Sep 2019 #57

Health officials haven't figured out what the culprit is yet Mariana Sep 2019 #62

I don't use VAPES any longer, with one Pure simple reason yuiyoshida Sep 2019 #51

That can happen with any battery, remember Samsung? Smoldering cig's and ash are much more UniteFightBack Sep 2019 #67

The National Fire Protection Association Mariana Sep 2019 #69

You know what? I like it simple... yuiyoshida Sep 2019 #70

I have lightly smoked flower for recreation for 40 years Runningdawg Sep 2019 #56

It's good for nausea too shanti Sep 2019 #59

The benefits of vaping. You want facts and data than read the STUDIES, and here is one of them. UniteFightBack Sep 2019 #66

Dangers ... Benefits ... HacknWack Sep 2019 #71