Her son told her he saw an aura after inhaling from his Juul device, which she hadnt known he was using, and then he collapsed, she said in the report
(The claim has since been exposed by Snopes.) We've discussed popcorn lung in depth here, but the low down is: popcorn lung has caused by the use of huge quantities of Diacetyl in popcorn factories Diacetyl is used in cigarettes, but is not known to cause popcorn lung Diacetly has been used in e-liquid in the past, but in quantities lower than in cigarettes UK and EU e-liquid is tested for diacetyl in UK 10ml e-liquid UK Health Charity Cancer Research agrees, pointing out that there is no good evidence that diacetyl in e-liquid causes popcorn lung - and that in any case, diacetyl in e-liquid is banned in the EU
A study published in 2009 in the Tobacco Control Journal found that 28.4% of smokers who participated in an online survey said that learning the facts about second-hand smoke and what it does to their pets would motivate them to quit for good, and 8.7% would ask the people with whom they live to stop smoking
Over 500 people have been diagnosed with a mysterious lung disease which health officials blame on vaping, though they have not been able to identify the specific cause
