Vitamin E acetate, a compound used in supplements, cosmetics, and vaping-related products was detected 29 lung tissue samples from patients.
THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, was found in 23 of the 29 samples tested, officials said Friday. Nicotine was detected in 16 samples, which came from 10 different states across the country, the officials said.
"There is a big difference between putting vitamin E acetate on one's skin or swallowing a vitamin E pill and inhaling vitamin E acetate in an e-liquid," she said.as of Tuesday, with 163 new cases diagnosed in the last week. Patients have been found in 49 states and D.C. and the Virgin Islands. The number of confirmed fatalities rose from 37 last week to 39.
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