Hookah smoking first appeared in India, subsequently spread to Asian countries and only in the 9th century appeared in Europe. Such a hobby belongs to oriental luxury and culture, which is accompanied by reasoning, conversations, for some people it is a whole ceremony.
For those who like to sit in the institution and relax with a hookah, hookah rooms have been created. For get-togethers at home, there is a variety of hookahs on sale, as well as the necessary accessories. At a level with the popularity of hookah smoking, controversy is growing about the harmfulness and usefulness of such a hobby.
About the dangers of hookah
If we talk about smoking, in general, whatever it is: a hookah, a cigarette, a smoking pipe, this is a very bad habit, after which it is almost impossible to get rid of. Tobacco contains not only nicotine, but also tar. Having passed through the respiratory tract and entering the body, they settle on the walls of blood vessels and lungs, which provokes diseases such as atherosclerosis, oncology, and respiratory organs. Compared to cigarettes, one can understand that hookah smoking is more harmful, since the smoke is drawn in more strongly, and penetration occurs deeper. If hookah smoking is accompanied by drinking alcohol, this only strengthens the effect of tobacco on the body.
It is believed that 40 times more carbon monoxide enters the human body when smoking a hookah compared to smoking a regular cigarette.
According to WHO experts, hookah smoking is no better than smoking in general. Numerous studies confirm that fans of exotic entertainment are susceptible to exactly the same diseases as regular smokers. That is, they suffer from cardiovascular, oncological, respiratory pathologies, and no less often than those who do not part with a traditional cigarette. And just like the addiction to conventional tobacco products, hookah causes nicotine addiction.
About the benefits of smoking hookah
Due to the construction of the hookah and its structure, tobacco smoke travels a certain path before settling in the smoker's lungs. In the water filter of the hookah, harmful resins and ash are retained. After passing through the liquid, the smoke cools and does not irritate the respiratory tract so much, so we can say that such entertainment is relatively harmless to health.
Smoking a hookah for an hour is equivalent to smoking one cigarette in terms of harmfulness. The main role in the relative usefulness of the hookah is played by tobacco, it comes with the addition of fruit molasses, the range of which is high. If you replace such a mixture with one where there is no tobacco, then such smoking will be harmless.
Hookah smoking also harms those who are near it due to the high concentration of smoke.
To make smoking less harmful, you need to know the basic rules and adhere to them. For example, use high quality tobacco, wash the hookah and all its parts well, do not combine the smoking ritual with alcohol, do not use one mouthpiece for the whole company. To smoke or not, everyone chooses his own path, but the main thing is not to forget that if one-time gatherings in the company have turned into a daily ritual, you should think about your health.
