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CDC: Vitamin E Acetate May Be to Blame for Vaping Illnesses

‘STRONG CULPRIT’

A CDC doctor said the substance gets “enormously sticky” when it enters the lungs.

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Officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday that vitamin E acetate, an additive used in some THC and vaping products, may be to blame for vaping-related lung injuries that have occurred across the country.

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