The real truth behind the vaping-related illnesses still looks cloudy. (Tony Dejak/AP) These vapes are quite simply too dank. More than 2,000 people in the United States have been hospitalized with vaping-related illnesses since March, and the Centers for Disease Control has been asking them about the products that landed them in the hospital. They released the brand name information of these vapes for the first time in a press release Friday. Advertisement Of the 2,291 people hospitalized, 1,782 provided the government agency with information about the product and 80% reported vaping liquids containing THC, the compound in weed that produces the high. Notably, 56% of patients said they used vapes with the brand-name “Dank." But this provided no clarity in the already hazy investigation because “Dank Vapes” isn’t a licensed brand. It’s just cover-up packaging used by black market dealers to make their product look more legit. The Associated Press reported in October about how cartridges and boxes with “Dank” brand labels can be purchased on Chinese websites for literal pennies. All the dealer needs to provide is the untested cannabis oil and they’ve got a Dank-brand vape to sell. Other popular brands used by those who fell ill were TKO (15%), Smart Cart (13%), and Rove (12%). However, some of these products were almost certainly counterfeits. TKO, for example, is only available in California. But according to the CDC, only 29% of who reported vaping TKO prior to their hospitalization were in the West, meaning the vast majority of patients who used “TKO” vapes were actually using knockoffs. [More U.S. News] Young mother of missing New Jersey girl Dulce Alavez denies involvement in 5-year-old’s disappearance » Unsurprisingly, the CDC concluded that a single brand cannot be blamed for causing the outbreak of vaping-related illnesses. People have been hospitalized with lung injuries related to vaping in all 50 states, D.C., Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands since March. Forty-eight people have died from these illnesses. Vaping illnesses have steadily declined since a peak in mid-September, according to the release. More than two-thirds of patients were male, and the overall median age of those hospitalized was 24. Advertisement Latest U.S. Return Home Young mother of missing New Jersey girl Dulce Alavez denies involvement in 5-year-old’s disappearance CDC names brands linked to vaping illness. One problem: they’re almost all fake
CDC names brands linked to vaping illness. One problem: they’re almost all fake
The real truth behind the vaping-related illnesses still looks cloudy. (Tony Dejak/AP) These vapes are quite simply too dank. More than 2,000 people in the United States have been hospitalized with vaping-related illnesses since March, and the Centers for Disease Control has been asking them about the products that landed them in the hospital. They released the brand name information of these vapes for the first time in a press release Friday. Advertisement Of the 2,291 people hospitalized, 1,782 provided the government agency with information about the product and 80% reported vaping liquids containing THC, the compound in weed that produces the high. Notably, 56% of patients said they used vapes with the brand-name “Dank." But this provided no clarity in the already hazy investigation because “Dank Vapes” isn’t a licensed brand. It’s just cover-up packaging used by black market dealers to make their product look more legit. The Associated Press reported in October about how cartridges and boxes with “Dank” brand labels can be purchased on Chinese websites for literal pennies. All the dealer needs to provide is the untested cannabis oil and they’ve got a Dank-brand vape to sell. Other popular brands used by those who fell ill were TKO (15%), Smart Cart (13%), and Rove (12%). However, some of these products were almost certainly counterfeits. TKO, for example, is only available in California. But according to the CDC, only 29% of who reported vaping TKO prior to their hospitalization were in the West, meaning the vast majority of patients who used “TKO” vapes were actually using knockoffs. [More U.S. News] Young mother of missing New Jersey girl Dulce Alavez denies involvement in 5-year-old’s disappearance » Unsurprisingly, the CDC concluded that a single brand cannot be blamed for causing the outbreak of vaping-related illnesses. People have been hospitalized with lung injuries related to vaping in all 50 states, D.C., Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands since March. Forty-eight people have died from these illnesses. Vaping illnesses have steadily declined since a peak in mid-September, according to the release. More than two-thirds of patients were male, and the overall median age of those hospitalized was 24. Advertisement Latest U.S. Return Home Young mother of missing New Jersey girl Dulce Alavez denies involvement in 5-year-old’s disappearance CDC names brands linked to vaping illness. One problem: they’re almost all fake
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