It was a pretty big problem, not just a few kids. That outrage killed the diluent and thickener market for squaline and mineral oils. I learned way more than I ever wanted about how people cut oil based products for looks and consumption. It ended up that basically the entire industry was using products that weren’t new but we’re now being used at the rate of millions of gallons. Honeycut was the big name that was being sold by the 55 gallon drum.

If you vaped during that time, you likely put mineral oil into yours lungs. Black and gray market it’s still a problem, and those cutting agents were making it to the retail market by the time it got better.