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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. that's why we're seeing sometimes people pass away from this more than 300 deaths a day. the problem is you do not know what you are getting when you're buying drugs off the str...

>> 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. we're 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 among young people. >> how would you describe the vaping situation in your school? >> it got kind o...

People died from drug overdoses in the united states. that's 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. what's scary is it's the smallest amount of fentanyl. it's 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 it's significantly cheaper to produce it's an attractive cutting agent. that means dealers mix it i...