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What the heck
IS hookah?
A hookah is a water pipe
used to smoke tobacco
through cooled water.
The tobacco is heated
in the bowl at the top
of the hookah and the
smoke is filtered through
the water in the base of
the hookah. 8
used to smoke tobacco
through cooled water.
The tobacco is heated
in the bowl at the top
of the hookah and the
smoke is filtered through
the water in the base of
the hookah. 8
Is it safe after
just one puff?
One puff from a hookah
can fill your lungs with
12 times more smoke
than one hit from
one cigarette.1
can fill your lungs with
12 times more smoke
than one hit from
one cigarette.1
Is it safe after a
one-hour session?
One study shows that
a typical one-hour long
waterpipe smoking
session involves inhaling
over 100 times the volume
of the smoke inhaled
with a single cigarette.2
a typical one-hour long
waterpipe smoking
session involves inhaling
over 100 times the volume
of the smoke inhaled
with a single cigarette.2
Is it safe for
my body?
Is it safe compared
to a single cigarette?
Is it safe even when
sharing mouthpieces?
Sharing mouthpieces
without washing them
can increase the risk of
spreading colds, flu,
and infections—even
oral herpes.5
without washing them
can increase the risk of
spreading colds, flu,
and infections—even
oral herpes.5
Is it safe for
my health?
Is it safe if I just
hang out and don't
smoke?
Do not think that if you
are just visiting a hookah
bar, that you are in the
clear. There are still
high levels of damaging
secondhand smoke
to all who are present.7
are just visiting a hookah
bar, that you are in the
clear. There are still
high levels of damaging
secondhand smoke
to all who are present.7
Shisha...
say what?
Shisha is the tobacco
smoked in a hookah. It
is a very moist and sticky
tobacco that has been
soaked in honey or
molasses.9
smoked in a hookah. It
is a very moist and sticky
tobacco that has been
soaked in honey or
molasses.9
