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The investigation is ongoing, vitamin E is not confirmed as the causal agent.

Anyway, the problem is actually people inhaling random chemicals, a problem which vaping has gifted to us. There will be other cases of lung injury unrelated to vitamin E.

Frankly, even 1 more dead guy is too many, I support a total ban on vaping.

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So I also assume you fully support prohibition of alcohol then? Since it kills 1,000s a year in the US?

This is a foolish argument. 1. Vaping is at the stage where it can be controlled, whereas alcohol is beyond that point. Public health is not best served by a logically coherent approach where every product is treated fairly. 2. Alcohol will not burn your lungs and kill you in a few days at recommended usage levels, whereas vaping random juice apparently will.

> Vaping is at the stage where it can be controlled

Strongly disagree, see: Prohibition

Drinking ISO alcohol will make you go blind. Drinking moonshine can kill you.

How do you suppose you would "control" vaping any more than you can control alcohol? Every idiot knows how to fill a vape cart now

No one is pro inhaling random chemicals. They are pro inhaling specific chemicals. The fact that there is contamination is a problem of quality control and regulation.

Smoking also Vaporizes whatever it is you are smoking. I doubt replacing Vaping with smoking is going to be a public health win. Regulating what is in the vape liquid probably would be though.

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