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Oct 2023
51m 7s

Vaping: is it worse than smoking?

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Vaping vs. Smoking, which is worse? With "vaping" killing 68 people in the year 2019, the insane chemical flavouring and how much nicotine there is per hit - is vaping now worse than smoking? Today we explain how vapes work, what nicotine does, how THC vaping is different and where cigarettes end up after all of this


What Did We Learn This Week:

  • what do steroids do to your brain?
  • COVID booster updates


STUDYTIME:

  • Vaping vs. Smoking - which is worse?

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