The results coincide with the study conducted by Sutfin et al, on college students in California which reported that more than one third (40.3%) of the sample have ever smoked tobacco from a
waterpipe (sheesha)13.
There has been a lot of research over the past 2-3 years which makes us very clear that all tobacco use, including the
waterpipe, smokeless tobacco and electronic cigarettes, is simply not good for your health," said ESC prevention spokesperson Professor Joep Perk.
Abu Dhabi: According to health experts who gathered in the capital on Tuesday, tobacco use is growing in the country as younger individuals continue to adopt other forms of tobacco such as shisha (
waterpipes) and midwakh (pipe tobacco).
The health risks associated with
waterpipe tobacco smoking are generally expected to be similar to those of tobacco cigarette smoking.
Waterpipe tobacco is the most popular form of other tobacco products, with Egypt and Saudi Arabia estimated to account for over 40 percent of the market worldwide.
Health warning labelling practices on narghile (shisha, hookah)
waterpipe tobacco products and related accessories.
CHILDREN at Ravenshall School, Dewsbury, are being taught about the harmful effects connected with the smoking of Shisha or the
waterpipe.
Under the official order, smoking, including shisha (
waterpipe), is banned in all government facilities and most commercial areas, including restaurants, supermarkets, and shopping malls.
Customers may be charged around pounds 9 to use a shisha pipe, an Arabic
waterpipe in which fruit-scented tobacco, or shisha, is burnt using coal.
A MARTIAL arts expert was killed when his girlfriend's 16-stone landlord sat on him during a row about a severed
waterpipe.
It is causing growing concern among health experts argue that the
waterpipe (shisha) makes for a rather macabre household item and is trying to shatter the harmless image of a habit that has been spreading fast among new categories of the Egyptian society.
In addition to beverages, appetizers, and desserts, habitues can order different flavors of tobacco that they smoke through
waterpipes. Many patrons of hookah cafes believe smoking a
waterpipe is safer than smoking cigarettes--an unsubstantiated belief "as old as the
waterpipe itself," according to the World Health Organization.
According to the Harvard Mental Health Letter (2008), "
Waterpipe smoking is a sensual and often social experience, adding to its allure." It is becoming popular due to its social appeal.
Stones can move from the kidney into the ureter (
waterpipe from kidney into the bladder) resulting in a very severe pain.
