Local health experst caution against vaping More than 60 percent of adolescence don't know vaping devices contain nicotine, researchers say. CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Lung illnesses involving vaping, including with young children, are on the rise. Just this year, North Carolina Poison Control handled around 150 exposures to e-cig products with half of those being for children under the age of five. “Vaping, for now, we really recommend avoidance at all costs,” said Dr. Jasper Singh, a pulmonologist. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there have been 380 lung illness cases reported from 36 states and six deaths. All reported patients have a history of e-cig use or vaping. “W... [Read more]