Facts about Hookah/Nargile/Shisha
Recently, everyone I know has been obsessed with the latest hookah bars and smoking it. Even liek 12-13's that i know have done it. Everytime I ask someone why they like it, the reply is always, its cool, or its not bad for you. Well, I was bored so I did some research on ingredients and chemicals inside the bar, as well as how the hookah works. I only checked on reliable sources such as the leading health associations, etc.
Well looky here kiddies,
-Carbon monoxide concentrations found in the bloodstreams of water-pipe smokers has been found to be quadruple the levels in cigarette smokers.
-The nicotine content in water-pipe tobacco also tends to be higher than that found in cigarettes.
-Nicotine, the addictive compound in tobacco smoke, has been shown to make it through a water filter.
-Studies have shown lung and bladder cancer rates are higher among water-pipe smokers than among nonsmokers, and they are also at risk from pulmonary disease and other types of malignancies.
-Inducing infertility A study of Egyptian couples found an association between water-pipe smoking and infertility,
-The concentration of cancer-causing and addictive substances in tobacco blends smoked in water-pipes can be higher than those found in cigarettes
-It is relatively inexpensive and many believe it lacks the unhealthy stigma sometimes associated with cigarettes, thinking wrongly that the water-cooled smoke has fewer unhealthy ingredients.
-research has shown that smoking from the pipes reduces lung capacity by 30 per cent in non-smokers
The list goes on,
Of course, going once a month, year, lifetime, won't cause serious risks, but the WHO recently did studies in 12 different us cities and found that most teens that do hookah, do it weekly and many of those that started, actually began smoking cigarettes as well. So, do what you want, just be sure you know what you are getting into.
Well looky here kiddies,
-Carbon monoxide concentrations found in the bloodstreams of water-pipe smokers has been found to be quadruple the levels in cigarette smokers.
-The nicotine content in water-pipe tobacco also tends to be higher than that found in cigarettes.
-Nicotine, the addictive compound in tobacco smoke, has been shown to make it through a water filter.
-Studies have shown lung and bladder cancer rates are higher among water-pipe smokers than among nonsmokers, and they are also at risk from pulmonary disease and other types of malignancies.
-Inducing infertility A study of Egyptian couples found an association between water-pipe smoking and infertility,
-The concentration of cancer-causing and addictive substances in tobacco blends smoked in water-pipes can be higher than those found in cigarettes
-It is relatively inexpensive and many believe it lacks the unhealthy stigma sometimes associated with cigarettes, thinking wrongly that the water-cooled smoke has fewer unhealthy ingredients.
-research has shown that smoking from the pipes reduces lung capacity by 30 per cent in non-smokers
The list goes on,
Of course, going once a month, year, lifetime, won't cause serious risks, but the WHO recently did studies in 12 different us cities and found that most teens that do hookah, do it weekly and many of those that started, actually began smoking cigarettes as well. So, do what you want, just be sure you know what you are getting into.