Hidden by a pleasant scent: The health consequences of flavor in e-cigarettes
- Written by Weihong Lin, Professor of Biological Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
A vape shop in New York City shows a line of flavorings on Jan. 2, 2020.Mary Altaffer/AP Photo, CC BY-SAMillions of Americans are vaping, and some are getting sick. Since June 2019, 2,711 have been hospitalized and 60 have died due to EVALI (e-cigarette-associated lung injury), the devastating lung disease linked to e-cigarettes.
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