Why Shisha Is More Harmful Than Cigarettes

Shisha, also known as hookah, waterpipe, or other names around the world is a tobacco smoking technique that involves the use of a particular pipe filled with water.

The shisha pipe consists of a tobacco and coal head, a water bowl, and a hose with a mouthpiece. Smoke passes through the pipe and is filtered by the water before reaching the smoker.

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The tobacco in a hookah pipe is more harmful than that in a cigarette. The water in the hookah cools the smoking but does not remove the poisons. Hookah smokers may inhale more tobacco smoke than cigarette users. That’s because a single hookah smoking session can take an hour or more.

Shisha smoking contains aldehyde compounds, carbon monoxide, and tar, which are 4–30 times more potent than cigarette smoking. These substances are known to cause oxidative stress, genotoxic effects, carbon monoxide poisoning, and carcinogenesis.

Here are some of the reasons why smoking shisha is dangerous: 

1. Reduced oxygen reaching cells

Carbon monoxide competes with oxygen in the blood, leading to cell damage.

2. Increased heart rate and cancer risk

Nicotine and other chemicals can damage the heart and lungs and increase the risk of cancer.

3. Lung damage

Evidence suggests shisha smoking is a risk factor for lung. Smoke can decrease lung function and capacity.

4. Increased risk of infection

Using a dirty pipe or sharing one with other smokers is dangerous. It could increase your chances of contracting a condition like the flu, tuberculosis, herpes, hepatitis, or COVID-19.

5. It is addictive

Shisha smoking, like cigarette smoking, releases substantial quantities of nicotine. Nicotine is the habit-forming substance in tobacco that keeps people smoking.

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