{"id":19363,"date":"2015-08-07T11:14:49","date_gmt":"2015-08-07T11:14:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drprem.com\/health\/?p=19363"},"modified":"2015-08-07T11:14:49","modified_gmt":"2015-08-07T11:14:49","slug":"the-comeback-of-the-hookah-sets-alarm-bells-tolling-over-health-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drprem.com\/globalhealthcare\/the-comeback-of-the-hookah-sets-alarm-bells-tolling-over-health-concerns","title":{"rendered":"The comeback of the hookah sets alarm bells tolling over health concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The past few years have seen the old hookah make a comeback. Many individuals, especially college students have taken a preference to the hookah. While the number of teens smoking cigarettes has decreased, increase in the number of individuals opting for alternate forms of smoking like hookah is a cause for concern.<\/p>\n

What is a Hookah?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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A hookah is a water pipe used for smoking specially made (and often) flavored tobacco. It comes with different names \u2013 \u201cmodels\u201d, if you will \u2013 including narghile, shisha, goza, hubble-bubble, argileh and the most common one: waterpipe. The smoke is usually inhaled from a tobacco bowl and is cooled inside a water chamber before reaching the mouth.<\/p>\n

Prevalent in India and the Middle East, the hookah is a comparatively recent contraption for the developed countries. The activity is usually done in groups, with individuals taking turns to smoke from the same pipe as they pass it around.<\/p>\n

Misconceptions and risks of hookah smoking<\/strong><\/p>\n

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To their own detriment, people hold several misconceptions about the hookah. Many consider it to be a healthier alternative to cigarette smoking. They even consider it to be a harmless way of getting nicotine into the body. As such, those who leave cigarette smoking for hookah smoking believe that they are taking a wise decision by doing so. They cannot be more wrong though!<\/p>\n