Mira lo que vapear le está haciendo a tu cuerpo y a tu cerebro.21516171819202122232425262728
Los vapes con alta dosis de nicotina no solo pueden volverte adicto más rápido, sino que también pueden aumentar tu riesgo de padecer de cáncer, enfermedades cardiovasculares, EPOC y derrame cerebral.2151617181920212223242526293031323334
¿Qué se oculta adentro?
Los vapes vienen cargando con mucho más de lo que esperas.


Los químicos tóxicos en los vapes pueden incrementar tu riesgo de cáncer.
Los vapes pueden contener químicos que causan cáncer, como plomo, arsénico y formaldehído. 1234567891011121314 Incluso el aerosol de segunda mano libera metales pesados como níquel, manganeso y plomo poniendo en riesgo a tu familia y amigos. 8505152535455555657


La nicotina y los vapes causan estragos en tu salud.
Tu cuerpo y cerebro pagan el precio, a veces, para siempre.
La nicotina es un veneno que puede intensificar la depresión y la ansiedad y modificar permanentemente la forma en que se forman las conexiones en el cerebro. 273536373839 Eso no es todo. Las personas que vapean sufren de un riesgo mayor de morir más jóvenes por derrame cerebral. 25264041 Nadie quiere este tipo de vibra.
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