CDC & FDA: E Cigarette Sales Up Nearly 50%, Calls to Poison Control Up 100% Contrary to popular belief, vapes contain more than just harmless flavored water. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), vapes are filled with nicotine, heavy metals (like lead), and Ventilator Associated Pneumonia: How Do the Different Criteria for Diagnosis Match Up? Nearly 1 in 2 youth who have tried e cigarettes report current use. Between school, friends, and everything else, youth have a lot on their plates. Nicotine addiction shouldn't be one of them. With cases of 'EVALI' (E cigarette, or Vaping, product use Associated Lung Injury) attributed to THC vapes, not nicotine vapes, is it time the CDC gives up the term?