To date, the U.S. has experienced unprecedented outbreaks of e-cigarette or vaping-associated lung injury and new research has linked synthetic vitamin E, a thickening agent added to vaping products, to lung injuries

Cases of e-cigarette or vaping product use associated lung injury, also known as EVALI, are on the rise in the U.S., leading the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to recommend that all persons refrain from the use of e-cigarettes or vaping products until the exact cause of the outbreaks can be ascertained.