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Re:Lung Damage from Vaping Resembles Chemical Burns, Report ... by Uhuhreally on Thursday October 03, 2019 @02:18PM (#21150124)
It says damage resembling chemical burns. And why not ? did lungs evolve in an environment with propylene glycol ? no.
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Re:Lung Damage from Vaping Resembles Chemical Burns, Report ... by BubRoss on Thursday October 03, 2019 @02:55PM (#21150671)
I don't even know where to start with this. Propylene glycol is used extensively in food, cosmetics and even eye drops. It is the solution in a fog machine. It takes an extraordinary amount to cause harm to someone when administered intravenously. Why would 'evolving with something' weigh into your judgement of whether something could cause 'chemical burn like damage'?
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Re:Lung Damage from Vaping Resembles Chemical Burns, Report ... by jonnismash on Friday October 04, 2019 @02:34PM (#21160523)
Gotta love that the article has 0 mentions of the main cause: Vitamin E being added to the solution alongside THC oil. This is the sole reason, not nicotine, nor PG/VG.
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