RISE IN POISONINGS MAY BE DUE TO E-CIGARETTE, VAPE USE

Poison cases in Pennsylvania are reportedly on the rise due to kids’ exposure to e-cigarette and vape use. Officials with the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia say there have been 89 cases of exposure to vaping liquids or E-cigarettes among children this year, as compared to 58 cases from the same time last year. They tell the Philadelphia Inquirer that nicotine exposures among children — especially in kids under five — are rapidly rising. The term “exposure” is where someone has ingested or is suspected to have ingested a substance. Officials say they’re especially worried because disposable E-cigarettes, which are now the most popular type of vape on the market. They can contain as much nicotine as multiple packs of cigarettes and aren’t required to have child-resistant packaging.