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Safety of e-cigarettes questioned yet again as second man dies from mysterious lung disease




Further questions are being raised about smoking e-cigarettes as a man in the US state of Oregon has died.

According to health officials in Oregon, the man died after developing a lung disease which is believed to be linked to vaping.

The man’s death is the second in recent months after another person died in Illinois when they developed a similar lung disease..

Health experts in Oregon say the latest victim died after becoming unwell from smoking recreational cannabis problem.

Although officals have yet to determine the man’s cause of death, they have said that they believe it may have been caused by either the vape liquid or the device its self.

The deaths have raised numerous questions about the safety of e-cigarettes after 200 lung disease cases have presented across the US.

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