Many consider shisha as healthier than smoking and a fun social activity, in which its tobacco comes in many flavours including mint, cherry, apple, chocolate, licorice, cappuccino and watermelon. Originating and used for centuries in ancient Persia and India, shisha is known in different parts of the world as hookah, water pipe, narghile, argileh, hubble-bubble and goza.
Albeit it’s long history, the question still remains, is shisha a healthier alternative to smoking?
Many believe that the water in shisha filters the toxins out and there is almost no tar or nicotine in shisha smoking. Hence, shisha should be less addictive than smoking cigarettes.But the reality is one episode of shisha-smoking may be worse than one cigarette smoking.
| Shisha-smoking | Cigarette-smoking | |
| Nicotine content | 2-4% | 1-3% |
| Carbon monoxide | 0.34-1.40% | 0.41% |
| Volume of smoke produced by one episode of shisha-smoking versus one cigarette-smoking | 50,000 ml | 500-600 ml |
As you can see, the nicotine, carbon monoxide, volume of smoke produced by shisha smoking are all higher than cigarette-smoking. Even after the smoke has passed through water, the smoke produced in shisha contains high levels of carbon monoxide, heavy metals, and cancer-causing chemicals.Hence, it is not surprising that shisha smokers are at risk for cancer—oral, lung, stomach, esophagus and also reduced lung capacity and reduced fertility.Shisha smoking for one hour can involve inhaling 100-200 times the volume inhaled from one cigarette
If shisha is worse than smoking cigarettes and we all know the proven harmful effects of smoking cigarettes, why even smoke anything? Let us quit smoking shisha or cigarettes for a change. Remember that smoking also cause fatality.
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