Components hiding inside marijuana and nicotine black-market vapes can morph into hazardous, lethal chemicals when heated and inhaled, with the most horrible effects of vaping still unknown

Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) or vapes are now commonly used as an alternative to smoking cigarettes, or as a means to stop or reduce smoking. Several argue that vaping is less harmful than smoking regular cigarettes because they contain fewer chemical components. However, contrasting research suggests that vaping may cause a variety of adverse health effects.

In the past few weeks, reports of a mysterious respiratory illness potentially caused by vaping has lead major networks including CBS and CNN to pull e-cigarette advertising from their airways. In a wave of incidents reminiscent of the early days of cigarette-related illnesses, the death toll attributed to e-cigarettes continues to climb. Meanwhile, health regulators have also begun to pull the products from their shelves.