The vitamin E acetate that turned a vape habit into lethal lung failure
A Wisconsin house full of THC jars, a common skincare compound pressed into vape oil, and young lungs collapsing-how did vitamin E acetate get inhaled?
The vitamin E acetate that turned a vape habit into lethal lung failure
In this episode, we follow the timeline from the first unusual pneumonias in Illinois and Wisconsin to the nationwide spike in hospitalizations tied to vaping. We trace how a legal skincare ingredient became a widespread cutting agent in illicit THC cartridges and ask how ordinary products crossed into deadly inhalation exposure.
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