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Its a mystery. you dont want to be that mysterious illness in a hospita hospital. >> trace: yeah, here in california we talk about cannabis oil. really, its very difficult for the medical field, even the center of disease control and prevention. >> dr. roshini: thats right. you know, when it comes to vaping, you are inhaling these liquid droplets. tiny liquid droplets being inhaled into the lung. even its if its not thc, we t know the serious side effects that could be caused by inhaling those l...

Elevators. he demonstrates how to take apart a machine without any tools at all. we are not revealing how to do this in the video for a full look at what alex diaz uncovered, just go to the tech section on foxnews.com. fascinating stuff. in the meantime, 150 possible cases are being investigated of severe lung illness, they say are linked to vaping. the cases came from 16 states. most of the patients were young adults or teenagers. they reported vaping with nicotine or thc, thats the psychoactiv...

Have a lot to answer for. we know that the young brain is particularly vulnerable. im not even talking about thc could maybe increase the risk of a.d.d., other neurological problems, other addictions to other drugs. its far from safe. is it safer than regular cigarettes? but thats like safer than the worst thing in the world. that doesnt mean that its a good thing. its not something you want your children doing it. >> trace: and its changing, because they have these open tanks vaping systems now...

Investigated across the country. >> no one has been able to establish what type of e-cigarette or what flavor or what brand or put any one thing together that has led to this increase >> reporter: the american vaping association says the evidence continues to point to street-bought vaping cartridges containing thc or synthetic drugs. tonight the fda, which regulates e-cigarettes, says its working with cdc and state health officials as quickly as possible to gather more information scott gottlieb...

Of health risks. >> the advertising makes it look like its cool its sexy. >> reporter: ken mall represents the 19-year-old who says his health has suffered after becoming addicted to juuling in high school. >> just like tobacco did with the marlborough man or joe camel. e-cigarette companies are targeting youth. >> reporter: in a statement, juul labs says the lawsuit is without merit and will work with lawmakers to reduce the trend in youth use. our target is adults we have never marketed to you...

Thc in products where youre vaping with marijuana type compounds. thats another possibility. >> dana: is that something you would find and audit yourself? >> thc, yes. thc, yes. thats what we would call a home brew. cdc has not been able to determine if thats for sure the case. it may be something in actual e-cigarettes, juul, something like that, where its in the actual product. im not convinced its all home brew. im concerned it might be a hyper sensitivity. >> dana: like an allergy maybe? >> ...

Expose their brain to nicotine., when you are exposed to it early, you become permanently addicted to it. >> jason: we are going to scroll on the screen some of the ads. some of these are targeted to very young people. gummy bears and those types of things. >> yes.they have them, yes, yes. >> jason: they have been targeting the youth market as a way to grow this segment of the business. >> look, when it comes to -- to my eye, when i look at vaping, when i look at the cannabis products, they are ...

When you are exposed to an early can you become permanently addicted to it. >> jason: we are going to scroll on the screen some of the ads. some of these are targeted to very young people. gummy bears and those types of things. >> yes. >> jason: they have been targeting the youth market as a way to grow this segment of the business. >> looked, when it comes to my eye when i look vaping, when i look at the cannabis products, they are all taking a page from being tobacco. they are using all the sa...

There was a problem with the devices or whats inside of them. all patients showed similar pneumonia-like symptoms >> we dont yet full understand the impact on the body, either short term or long term >> reporter: doctors say while vaping nicotine is legal, it doesnt mean the products themselves are safe medically theres still a lot we dont know theres also concern the problem could be more widespread, reaching other states that arent tracking cases. the american vaping association tells nbc news...

Whats up baffling medical experts with the level of severity and the various cases. some teens come in and respond very well to treatment but others literally spent weeks in the intensive care unit with severe lung damage. the majority of the cases appear to be clustered in illinois, wisconsin, minnesota command california. there appear to be regional commonality to symptoms. for example, heres a doctor from the minnesota department of health. watch this. >> in our cases, the teenagers presented...