Safin said that among the students who said they had smoked hookah, 22% had never smoked, which showed that we had successfully stopped one health threat and had to face another.
Safin said that hookah smokers will not switch to other cigarette products, such as cigarettes, cigars or smokeless tobacco products, but they still face the health threat of hookah.
The smoke of hookah is generally easier to be deeply inhaled, because it is cooled with water and has the fragrance of spices. This smog contains high concentrations of harmful substances, including tar, carbon monoxide, heavy metals and carcinogenic chemicals.