Doctor compares harm from smoking hookah and cigarettes
Everyone knows about the harm of cigarettes. At the same time, passive smoking also has a negative impact on health.
But few people thought about the fact that hookahs are also harmful. Even if you just breathe in their smoke, it will also negatively affect your health.
As noted by doctor Sergei Simbirtsev, the harm from hookah can be compared to the harm caused to the body by regular cigarettes.
At the same time, the risk of developing lung, heart and vascular diseases also increases. The likelihood of developing cancer increases.
Simbirtsev explained that there are more than 82 toxic substances in hookah smoke. The charcoal that heats the tobacco is also dangerous. As a result, hookah lovers absorb even more harmful substances than regular smokers.
“During a typical hour-long hookah smoking session, users can inhale 100–200 times more smoke than from one cigarette,” the doctor was quoted as saying by the Izvestia publication.
The downsides don't end there.
Most often, hookah lovers prefer to smoke in company, which means that the mouthpiece is passed from one person to another. This increases the risk of infection transmission.
