Q: Is hookah or water pipe smoking a safe alternative to cigarettes?
A: Absolutely not. In fact, as Daniel Neides, MD, medical director of the Wellness Institute at Cleveland Clinic points out, hookah smoking “may actually be worse than smoking.”
Hookahs are water pipes in which charcoal is used to heat up flavored tobacco. An ancient form of smoking that originated in the Middle East and India, it has become increasingly popular among American adolescents and young adults. Roughly 1 out of 5 U.S. high school seniors had smoked a hookah in the past year, according to recent data.
https://www.everydayhealth.com/columns/paging-dr-gupta/is-hookah-or-water-pipe-smoking-a-safe-alternative-to-cigarettes/
