Question 1

are hookas bad for you?

Accepted Answer

Yes: if you do anything more than look at it, that is.  Smoking tobacco or marijuana through a hooka, whether the old fashioned definition (a water pipe) or through the electronic versions (e-cigarettes and similar devices for marijuana), still delivers the drug into the lungs. Old fashioned ones may cool the smoke more, but it's still smoke, with tars etc. E-cigs have unknown issues- no studies.

Question 2

are hooka pens really that bad for you if you have asthma? what could happen?

Accepted Answer

Bad: Any irritant can worsen your asthma. So hooka is not an option.

Question 3

can hooka hurt a pregnant woman?

Accepted Answer

Yes: According to the centers for disease control & prevention- research shows that smoking during pregnancy is linked to premature births, babies with low birth weights & stillbirths, as well as sudden infant death syndrome. The mother’s health can also be compromised.  See:  http://www.Cdc.Gov/tobacco/basic_information/health_effects/pregnancy/.

Question 4

how dangerous is sheesha/hubble bubble/hooka ? its effect for long term smoking ?

Accepted Answer

Hooka: It is as dangerous as smoking cigarettes, it increases your risks of all types of cancer and then you can get herpes and other diseases that are transmitted from mouth to mouth when you share the sheesha.

Question 5

i have 1 month and2 weeks of pregnant is it ok if i smoke hooka the one that is vapor no nicotine ?

Accepted Answer

Don't introduce: any unnecessary chemicals/ vapors/substances into your body when you are pregnant !

Question 6

after 4 wisdom teeth are removed, how long must i wait to smoke hooka?

Accepted Answer

Minimum of 2 days: Ideally, 7 days.  No smoking for minimum of 24 hours, 2 days is even better.

Question 7

what do people smoke in a hookah?

Accepted Answer

Either tobacco or...: The hookah is a middle eastern "pipe" of sorts with the potential of having many mounth pieces to smoke with. The smoke is filtered through water.  Tobacco has been traditionally used, and marijauna, more recently.

Question 8

is hookah bad for kids around you?

Accepted Answer

Hookah: Yes, inhaled smoke from hookah may cause asthma like symptoms.

Question 9

does a hookah pen affect your health ?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Especially if they have nicotine! you must be old enough to purchase cigarettes to purchase this pen.

Question 10

what effects does hookah have on your body?

Accepted Answer

Per the CDC:: Hookah is smoking &amp; can cause cancer of the “Bladder, Blood (acute myeloid leukemia), Cervix, Colon &amp; rectum (colorectal), Esophagus, Kidney &amp; ureter, Larynx, Liver, Oropharynx (includes parts of the throat, tongue, soft palate, &amp; the tonsils), Pancreas, Stomach, Trachea, bronchus, &amp; lung.REF: https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/health_effects/effects_cig_smoking/index.ht

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