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.
Additionally, there is much more nicotine in a cigar than in a cigarette, and even heavy cigarette smokers who inhale cigar smoke can experience nicotine poisoning. For cigar smokers, nicotine is a part of the experience, but it's generally not the primary reason for it. For cigarette smokers, nicotine is the primary reason to smoke, unless you count adolescents trying to look cool, which they don't.