Washington, December 04: Contrary to the popular belief that smoking tobacco through a waterpipe has fewer adverse health effects, a new research has claimed that inhaling hookah is as dangerous as puffing on a cigarette.
According to researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University, hookah smoking exposes the user to the same toxicants – carbon monoxide and nicotine – as puffing on a cigarette, which could lead to nicotine addiction and heart disease.
The belief among some waterpipe users is that this method of smoking tobacco delivers less tar and nicotine than regular cigarette smoking and has fewer adverse health effects, said lead author Thomas Eissenberg.
“Thus the results are important as they provide concrete, scientific evidence that contradicts the oft-repeated myth,” Eissenberg said.
–PTI