The Food and Drug Administration said that it is investigating a small number of reports over several years of e-cigarette users experiencing seizures.
The potential link was seen mostly in young vapers, FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb and Principal Deputy Commissioner Amy Abernethy said in a statement on Wednesday. The FDA said it has received 35 reports of seizures possibly related to e-cigarette use between 2010 and early this year, and is concerned those numbers could indicate a wider phenomenon.
“We want to be clear that we don’t yet know if there’s a direct relationship between the use of e-cigs and a risk of seizure,” Gottlieb told a House appropriations subcommittee at a hearing on the agency’s budget request.
The agency is raising the issue to encourage the public to report adverse events related to e-cigarettes to the FDA’s online portal. Seizures are a known risk associated with ingestion of nicotine liquids used in e-cigarettes.
Anna Edney – Insurance Journal – April 3, 2019.
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The actual data is 35 people who have had seizures have also reported having ever used an e-cig. They’ve probably also eaten broccoli or ridden in a car.