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How can i be sure if daily hookah smoking for two years from 16 to 18 yo stopped my growth? i'm an inch shorter than my dad and 3 taller than mom.

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Hard to say : Poor lifestyle choices can alter your health, but you don't have to beat yourself up on this one issue. The expected final height of a male is the average of their parents height plus 2.5 inches. That expectation is plus or minus an inch. Since your numbers put you into that range, i can't say smoking had anything to do with your height.

Answered 2/22/2016

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Stop worrying buddy: At your age, you need to be focusing on developing your career and perhaps relationships / family. I doubt hookah stunted your growth, but it's screwing around with the most addictive substance on earth and you did well to stop. Tall is fun but your fitness / muscular development totally overrides it. The latter's totally under your control.

Answered 2/24/2016

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