Adam Hergenreder's vaping habit almost killed him. Late last month, the 18-year-old student athlete was hospitalized after using e-cigarettes for more than a year and a half. Now his lungs are similar to those of a 70-year-old, doctors told him.
Late last month, the 18-year-old student athlete in Gurnee, Illinois, was hospitalized after using e-cigarettes for more than a year and a half. Now his lungs are similar to those of a 70-year-old adult, doctors told him."It was scary to think about that -- that little device did that to my lungs," Adam said, remembering the news from his doctors about his lung health.
Vaping an epidemic in US high schools 02:34"We must act swiftly against flavored e-cigarette products that are especially attractive to children," Acting FDA Commissioner Dr. Ned Sharpless said in the announcement, adding that the FDA will take additional steps to address youth use of tobacco-flavored products still on the market, if young people begin to use them.
Schools remove doors, install detectors to curb vaping 01:03Eventually, Adam said that he went from vaping over-the-counter e-liquids to vaping THC or tetrahydrocannabinol, which is the main psychoactive component of marijuana. Adam would get the THC from"a friend" or dealer.Over time, Adam said that he developed shivers and couldn't control them. Then, the vomiting began."I was just nonstop throwing up every day for three days," he said.
FDA releases anti-vaping TV ads aimed at teens 01:25Adam's mother Polly spent the following six days in the hospital with her son, who was connected to IVs and was provided oxygen through nasal tubes."The doctors did tell us that if we did not bring Adam in when we brought him in, his lungs would have collapsed and he would have died," Polly said.
Scientists point out that they are still learning about the long-term health effects of e-cigarettes. One study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology in May found that e-cigarette flavors can damage the cells that line your blood vessels and perhaps your heart health down the line.Another study, published in the journal Radiology in August, foud that vaping temporarily impacts blood vessel function in healthy people.
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