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They are doing now is using this drug, this is a medicine that is a sedative that is used to put cows and horses to sleep for surgery. it is not meant for human consumption. the mexican cartels, the drug dealers are using as a cutting agent for fentanyl, methamphetamine, for heroin and other types of drugs. what it does is, it prolongs the high if you survived that drug use in the first place. and it is cheaper to use. thats why were seeing sometimes people pass away from this more than 300 deat...

>> reporter: since the first report of a vaping-related death in august, all 50 states have now been hit by this illness. that includes more than 2,000 that have been hospitalized and more than 50 deaths. >> the outbreak of pulmonary injury associated with vaping or e-cigarettes is an emergency. were seeing young people become critically ill and die. >> the cdc has zeroed in on thc products and a cutting agent known as vitamin e acetate. i think the larger issue is the staggering rise in vaping ...

People died from drug overdoses in the united states. thats the most ever for a 12-month period. dig deeper, and you will see that this tragic story is almost entirely about fentanyl. >> people dying. whats scary is its the smallest amount of fentanyl. its such a tiny amount that we have seen people go out. >> when you say "go out," is that -- >> overdose. >> the reason? fentanyl is faster acting and more powerful than heroin and not just a little bit, up to 50 times more potent. and because its...

Fentanyl. its such a tiny amount that we have seen people go out. >> when you say go out? >> overdose. >> reporter: the reason? fentanyl is faster acting and more powerful than heroin. and not just a little bit. up to 50 times more potent. and because it is significantly cheap tore produce, it is an attractive cutting agent. that means dealers will mix it in, giving a small amount of heroin a bigger punch, juicing up fake prescription pills. nowadays fentanyl is mixed with just about any drug. p...

And because its significantly cheaper to produce, its an attractive cutting agent. that means dealers will mix it in, giving a small amount of heroin a bigger punch. juicing up fake prescription pills. nowadays, fentanyl is mixed with just about any drug. the problem is this, if someone isnt expecting fentanyl, they can easily overdose. >> but its instant. i mean, as soon as they hit, most of the time the rig is still in their arm, if not, you know, theyre tied off or something. it happens fast....

A typical legal thc cartridge would have 70% to 90% pure thc and the rest aromatic oils that give it a flavor. in illicit you have the following and vitamin e acetate which is a near cutting agent because it looks very much like the actual product. the same color and the same thickness. it would also pass something known on the street as the bubble test. basically, if the bubble moves slowly, that should mean that its viscus enough to be pure thc oil. when you look at any of these things, you su...

Vaping is an emergency. young people are becoming critically ill and die. >> reporter: a cutting agent vitamin e acetate. how would you describe vaping in your school? >> it got kind of bad last year. some people did it too much. like a lot too much. and it escalated i think. >> reporter: the cdc says more than 6 million middle and high school students used a tobacco product this year. thats up from 4.9 million last year. and e-cigarettes were found to be the most common. while many organization...

Does it start to lead you to some sort of conclusion? >> yes, i think that it leads us to really that, there is something going on either in the police it m illicit market and also the average consumer not wanting to pay more, so they look at that i can buy this for $40 or go to a legal store and buy it for 6 o$. and they keep the price down by cuttings product. let me show you what that means. a typical legal thc cartridge would have 70% to 90% pure thc, the rest is the oils that give it flav...