NC Vaping Illness Reports

Two people from the Triad, both in their early 20s and otherwise healthy, have recently been admitted to Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center’s intensive care unit (ICU) and placed on life support with severe lung disease. Doctors suspect the illnesses are the result of using e-cigarettes with liquids that contain cannabis products including THC.  These illnesses are difficult to diagnose, since the symptoms – nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, difficulty breathing and a dry cough for several days – often resemble upper respiratory infection or influenza. The CDC is investigating a multistate outbreak of severe pulmonary disease with more than 450 possible cases in 33 states, including six confirmed deaths.