In our office, we take spider vein removal seriously. Spider vein treatments start at about $400 because we use the ONLY brand name medication FDA approved for the treatment of spider veins and varicose veins, Asclera.
The average cigarette in the United States contains about 9mg of nicotine. However, this is not the amount of nicotine that is ingested by the smoker. Cigarettes are burned and the smoke is inhaled by the person, so the nicotine is absorbed through the smoke. The amount of nicotine that actually enters the body in this manner is typically less than 1mg.
This is less that a pack of tobacco cigarettes. Though it is less nicotine overall, many pack per day smokers have had success with the 18 mg level. A lot of the grey area has to do with the reported 50% figure relating to how much nicotine is actually in the vapor.