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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. 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...

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. that's 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 e-cigarettes, there's others that worry that a ban would hurt those who do use e-cigarettes success...

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. we're 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 your school? >> it got kind of bad last year. some people did it too much, like a lot too much and ...

>> 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. that's up from about 4.9 million last year and e-cigarettes were found to be the most common. while many organizations are pus...

Controversy around vaping. there's still a lot that we don't 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. cnn's 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, parents are starting to have tough but necessary conversations about vaping. >> thanks for being here...