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Fragmaaad
United States123 Posts
Here is an image of what you smoke this out of: ![[image loading]](http://www.google.com/url?source=imgres&ct=img&q=http://www.southsmoke.com/prod_images_large/The_Pyramid_Hookah1.JPG&sa=X&ei=64AKToLXFoTUgQef3-mCAg&ved=0CAQQ8wc&usg=AFQjCNGifd_ffPmGIu7AzuhNvWEbVwejlw) At the top of the pipe is where the coal goes. In the stem of the structure is where you put the tobacco. The tobacco actually comes in flavored packets like apple. Many people speculate that it is as bad as a cigarette but studies show that it actually produces little to no effect on the human body Please discuss your thoughts on this as I would would like to know what others think of this.    | ||
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snotboogie
Australia3550 Posts
I think inhaling any form of smoke into your lungs is a bad idea health-wise, but I've had some good times with hookah. It can be a very chill way to spend a night with friends. I wouln't recommend doing it every night though. Also I would like for you to provide a link to these studies you speak of because I remember doing my own research and the ones I found concluded that hookah is actually worse for your health than cigarettes. | ||
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garlicface
Canada4196 Posts
Got a laugh at you calling it a "new thing" going around. I personally can't comment too much about it - I refuse to smoke anything and everything. | ||
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Fragmaaad
United States123 Posts
On June 29 2011 10:41 snotboogie wrote: This is about as far from "new" as you can get. It's actually a big part of Middle Eastern culture and is reasonably popular around the areas where those communities live. I think inhaling any form of smoke into your lungs is a bad idea health-wise, but I've had some good times with hookah. It can be a very chill way to spend a night with friends. I wouln't recommend doing it every night though. I don;t mean new in the sense that it was just invented, but in our culture it is not exactly well known. | ||
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ComaDose
Canada10349 Posts
you smoke shisha out of a hookah, not tobacco this new thing was around before christ walked the earth. | ||
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Fragmaaad
United States123 Posts
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Empyrean
16934 Posts
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hookah#Health_effects | ||
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nicknt
185 Posts
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Fragmaaad
United States123 Posts
On June 29 2011 10:46 Empyrean wrote: Wikipedia doesn't seem to think so: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hookah#Health_effects A study on hookah smoking and cancer in Pakistan was published in 2008.[28] Its objective was "to find serum CEA levels in ever/exclusive hookah smokers, i.e. those who smoked only hookah (no cigarettes, bidis, etc.)."The study showed no statistically significant difference between CEA levels in a hookah smoker and a non-smoker, while levels of cigarette smokers were comparatively raised. | ||
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PassiveAce
United States18076 Posts
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Kaal
Djibouti2466 Posts
On June 29 2011 10:36 Fragmaaad wrote: Please discuss your thoughts on this as I would would like to know what others think of this. My thoughts on it are that it's FUCKING AWESOME. I love hookah, and love smoking shisha. I frequently go to hookah bars and just recently purchased my fifth hookah and consider myself a collector as I love to get odd/different/new/rare hookah types | ||
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Fragmaaad
United States123 Posts
On June 29 2011 10:55 Kaal wrote: My thoughts on it are that it's FUCKING AWESOME. I love hookah, and love smoking shisha. I frequently go to hookah bars and just recently purchased my fifth hookah and consider myself a collector as I love to get odd/different/new/rare hookah types You sir, are a GOD. | ||
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endy
Switzerland8970 Posts
The smoke from hookah also contains smaller particles than in cigarettes and these are very harmful. Another thing is that the combustion reaction is more often incomplete so it yields higher rates of CO than cigarettes. | ||
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FragKrag
United States11535 Posts
As far as other health concerns go, I've heard things about how water supposedly 'filters' tar or carcinogens out of the hookah smoke, but people say the same things about bongs and it isn't true for bongs. The only real health benefit that hookah/shisha has vs tobacco I suppose is that you really can't get addicted to hookah because of the lack of nicotine. A hookah bowl is supposedly a lot of tobacco, but I have no desire whatsoever to smoke cigarettes/hookah, and haven't touched a tobacco product in months. That said, hookah is a really fun way to spend a chill evening with friends. Smoke tricks, idle conversation, and music didn't really come together all that much unless there was a hookah hose being passed around  If you start hookahing though, check this flavor out ![[image loading]](http://maharajahookah.com/images/uploads/starbuzz-sex-on-the-beach.jpg) one of my favorites. It's kind of on the expensive side. Fusion is a cheaper brand (in my experience), but is very good as well. | ||
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Rotodyne
United States2263 Posts
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RndmGdNck
United States60 Posts
actually now im not sure if it did but it was fun and interesting and want to go do it again atleast once with friends again. | ||
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UisTehSux
United States693 Posts
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Fragmaaad
United States123 Posts
On June 29 2011 11:16 UisTehSux wrote: Of course it's unhealthy, any form of smoking is. But you don't necessarily have to inhale the smoke. Not inhaling will significantly reduce any health side effects, but either way you look at it, smoking anything in any form will be unhealthy for you to some extent. Um, what other way could you do it other than inhaling the smoke? Haha >_> | ||
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FragKrag
United States11535 Posts
On June 29 2011 11:19 Fragmaaad wrote: Um, what other way could you do it other than inhaling the smoke? Haha >_> If you suck the right way, you can get most of the smoke to swirl around in your mouth somewhat like how people smoke cigars. Just suck in slowly and use the 'front' of your throat instead of trying to take deep inhales. | ||
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emperorchampion
Canada9496 Posts
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