Hookah: useful or harmful?

Myth 1: Hookah is not capable of causing addiction and addiction

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), tobacco, which is in the hookah, has nicotine in its composition, it is it that causes dependence. Also tobacco in a hookah & ndash; cigarette, which is justified evidence. Of course, everything should be controlled, if you do not allow yourself to smoke a lot, then, respectively, will depend to a lesser extent, because you use less nicotine and tobacco

Myth 2: The amount of harmful chemicals in hookah tobacco is less than in simple

Typically, cigarette manufacturers indicate the composition and level of all substances that represent a cigarette, usually this information is placed on the pack itself. Nevertheless, the fact that this brings less harm to health is not confirmed by research and experts themselves in this industry. As the scientists say, sometimes even the tobacco that is in the hookah is much more harmful in terms of its chemical content than the cigarette. But thanks to the marketing tricks of manufacturers hookahs, it is often hidden, that is, all its real composition is not written on tobacco hookah packaging, but only partial. And there are deep doubts as to whether this tobacco is checked by special institutions for improvement and optimization.

Myth 3: due to the sedimentation of harmful substances in the water, the hookah is completely safe

Certainly, the passage of smoke through the water cools it, reduces the amount of tar, tar and other harmful substances by about 90%. And this fact is promoted by the fact that the tobacco itself can not be affected by fire, therefore the products of combustion are practically extracted from it. However, this reduction remains a myth.

Statistics states that a person who smokes a hookah 45 minutes, in comparison with a cigarette of a normal cigarette with nicotine smoke, absorbs carbon dioxide 2 times and in three times the same nicotine The consequences of hookah smoking are also not positive, because the released CO gas is distributed throughout the room (if smoking indoors) and there remains. This leads to dizziness, shortness of breath, nausea, loss of consciousness. Poor quality tobacco and coal, brings even more harm and negative results. Also, in some cases, the emission of this smoke contributes to the excitement in a person of a feeling of intoxication, but not a strong one.

The danger of hookah smoking is that it is a mass process, that is, the risk of getting diseases that are transmitted by airborne droplets, and others increases tens of times through the saliva on the mouthpiece.

Myth 4: The Hookah Helps Relax

Yes, it really is a sedative, but cigarettes and drugs have the same effect, so you should not lead to self-deception. Therefore, for relaxation, it is better to use really useful methods: walking, running & hellip ;. & ndash; sport!.