Cigarettes and Vapes both deliver nicotine to the brain, but cigarettes are much more harmful. They burn tobacco creating tar that is delivered into your body. Nicotine is delivered through e-liquid while still harmful is much less toxic than cigarettes.
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Ron is being proactive knowing high blood pressure runs in his family he studied what the causes and signs were so he knows to avoid certain foods and to exercise to keep his blood pressure under control.