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A regulatory approach is needed to prevent future lung injuries from vaping.

Rebuli ME, Rose JJ, Noël A, et al. The E-cigarette or Vaping Product Use-Associated Lung Injury Epidemic: Pathogenesis, Management, and Future Directions: An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2023 Jan;20(1):1-17. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202209-796ST.

https://www.atsjournals.org/doi/pdf/10.1513/AnnalsATS.202209-796ST

“This American Thoracic Society workshop was convened in 2021 to identify and prioritize research and regulatory needs to adequately respond to the EVALI outbreak and to prevent similar instances of disease associated with e-cigarette or vaping product use.” An interdisciplinary group of 26 experts suggested the development and enforcement of “regulatory standards for all e-cigarettes.”
Stephen Hamann

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