As vaping continues to grab headlines across the nation the Director of the Illinois Department of Health says that they are working hard to spread the message about the dangers of vaping. But as hospitalizations increase in connection to vaping Dr. Ngozi Ezike says 75 to 80 percent of the illnesses are tied to people vaping THC products but there isn’t a clear cut reason as to why people are getting sick and some are dying. “We don’t know which compound is causing the illness within the practice of vaping,” Ezike said. “So I can’t tell you (which). Many people have vaped THC, some have vaped both THC and nicotine, some just flavored nicotine alone… so flavored nicotine is the most common amongst the majority.” Of the 69 people who have been sickened by vaping in Illinois, one person has died.
