Fentanyl In Vapes: A Growing Concern Vaping is often marketed as a safer alternative to smoking, but it still poses health risks, including lung damage, addiction, and exposure to harmful Health Alert: nitazenes, a class of highly potent synthetic opioids, are being detected in Missouri. They are appearing in counterfeit pills, powders and vapes often without users knowing. How dangerous are they? Not every pill is medicine and not every vape is nicotine. You don't always know what's inside. Some may contain synthetic opioids like Nitazenes or Fentanyl. 13 year old Georgia boy injured after reportedly smoking a drug laced vape pen