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Vaping has been marketed as a safe alternative to smoking, although it poses a potential risk of stroke and other serious diseases. Veronica Tomor shares her personal family experiences with stroke which led her to become a crusader against vaping, starting with her own children who decided to quit on their own. Veronica Tomor, holds a doctoral degree in Pharmacy, is a Clinical Pharmacist and has worked in the medical field for three decades focused in cardiovascular and neurovascular disease. Most recently,…

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