Hookah more deadly than cigarettes
Posted on: 02/Jun/2015 12:27:47 PM
A medical expert warned that smoking hookah is increasingly becoming popular among the youth but its use is more harmful than cigarette.
"Many young people seem to believe that hookahs and other water pipes are safer than cigarettes, but its use is more detrimental to a person`s health than smoking cigarettes," said a senior surgical oncologist.
Hookah involves inhaling a large amount of smoke in a short span of time, the damage done to the lungs are high and can cause wheezing, meningitis and acute bronchitis.
Over a period of time, it can develop into cardiovascular and respiratory illnesses, led to low birth weight, lung, esophageal and pancreatic cancer. Sadly, not many hookah smokers understand the implications as many think hookah is not as harmful as cigarette smoking.
Tobacco use is the second biggest cause of death globally after hypertension and is responsible for killing one in 10 adults worldwide.
