Safer Solutions: Clearing the Air Around Vaping-Related Lung Injuries - R Street Institute

Safer Solutions: Clearing the Air Around Vaping-Related Lung Injuries - R Street Institute

In 2019, a rash of mysterious lung illnesses appeared around the country. That summer, 14 states reported cases of vaping-related lung injuries—and tragically, even deaths. Hospitalizations peaked in late September 2019 and subsided by February 2020. The illness was soon named “e-cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injury” (EVALI). What happened next presents a case study on...