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>> 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 ...

Though, is the staggering rise in vaping among young people. >> how would you describe the vaping situation 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. >> the cdc says that 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 organizations are pushing for a full-on ban now of flavored ...

Investigation into the vaping linked lung disease. >> reporter: since the first report of a vaping disease in august all 50 states have been hit by this illness. >> the outbreak of pulmonary injury associated with vaping or e-cigarettes is an emergency. were seeing young people become critically ill and die. >> reporter: the cdc has zeroed in on thc products and i think the larger issue though is the staggering rise in vaping among young people. >> how would you describe the vaping situation in ...

>> reporter: the cdc zeroed in on thc containing products and a more specific culprit. a cutting agent known at vitamin eacetate. the issue, staggering rise in vaping among young people. >> how would you describe the vaping situation 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 about 4.9 mi...

Controversy around vaping. theres still a lot that we dont know. how it affects the body and why there have been more than 1,000 mysterious illnesses recorded that are related to vaping. there is one thing, though, that experts agree on, that it is pad for kids and there is an epidemic of kids vaping across the united states. cnns chief medical correspond ept, dr. sanjay gupta, asks his own kids and their friends about what they think about this problem. >> reporter: all across the country, pare...

Necessary conversations about vaping. >> thanks for being here. >> i decided to learn from my own kids and their friends. >> how would you describe the vaping situation 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. >> last year, she was in eighth grade. this year, early results from the cdcs annual survey of tobacco use found 27.5% of high school kids admit to vaping. >> youre in high school. youre a senior in high ...