Lately the news is filled with reports illnesses related to e-cigarettes and vaping.
Several deaths and hundreds of patients with potentially severe lung disease have been reported to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Five potential cases are being investigated in Alabama by the Alabama Department of Public Health.
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