SMOKING HOOKAHBy: Shruti Hans

What is Hookah? Water pipe Originated in India Traced back to Middle East – Shisha Parts of a hookah:

How Hookah Works Inhaling through the pipe/hose increases

pressure in jar. Air moves into the bowl above which the

charcoal and tobacco are placed. Lit charcoal heats the air. Air evaporates the tobacco smoke Smoke goes through the water jar Heat is lost as it makes its way to the top of

the jar to which the hose is attached Smoker takes in this smoke and then releases

it as with a cigarette.

Hookah’s Appeal Wide variety of flavors + smells Social activity

Hookah bars/lounges Portable hookahs

Hookah is dangerous!

Myth: Hookah is better than cigarettes because the water that the toxic smoke passes through cleans the smoke of it’s toxins.

Many health risks

Exposure to Toxins Water does not purify smoke of all toxins Exposed to:

Tar Carbon Monoxide Heavy metals Carcinogens

Exposure to Smoke More than cigarette “A typical one-hour session of hookah

smoking exposes the user to 100 to 200 times the volume of smoke inhaled from a single cigarette.” – WHO Advisory

Second hand smoke

Diseases Lung cancer, oral cancers Heart disease Gum disease Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Addiction Contains more nicotine than cigarette Same addiction risk as other forms of

tobacco

Other Hazards Hygiene

Passing pipes between people possibility of infection

Fire hazards Lit charcoal Slightest movement can cause hookah to

topple causing a fire

At your next “Hookah party”… Think twice Hookah is just as dangerous as other forms of

tobacco. Why fill your lungs with toxic chemicals and

smoke? The fun is not worth the price you’ll have to pay

later.