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| - So, this place has great desserts, but is trying WAY too hard to be hip. It is part of the odd hookah craze which has hit Charlotte, and like it or not, hookah is smoking. That's right, I said it: it's nasty smoke, indoors, which is supposed to be illegal. The desserts we ordered were mixed-up and one was forgotten, plus they all tasted like the vile fruit-smoke being puffed all over the place by the poseurs in the corners. If you are into the "scene," this is the place for you!
Here is a quote from a recent article on hookah smoke:
"Hookah smoking is a social experience. A group of people usually passes around a shared mouthpiece. Some lounges offer disposable mouthpieces for better hygiene.
Many hookah smokers consider the practice less harmful than smoking cigarettes. That's in a study by the American Lung Association.
"This is troubling from a public health perspective," the American Lung Association says in a briefing. Evidence shows that hookah smoking has many of the same risks as cigarette smoking. It has been linked to many of the same diseases caused by cigarette smoking.
Water pipe smoking delivers nicotine. That is the addictive drug found in cigarettes. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) say water pipe smoke is as toxic as cigarette smoke. The way hookah is used -- deep inhaling, frequent puffing and long smoking sessions -- may deliver more toxins than cigarette smoking.
A typical one-hour hookah session involves inhaling 100 to 200 times the volume of smoke inhaled from a single cigarette. That's according to studies cited by the CDC.
Users are at higher risk for various types of cancer, reduced lung function and fertility problems. The CDC says hookah is not a safe alternative to smoking.
Almost a half a million Americans die prematurely each year from using tobacco and being exposed to secondhand smoke. That's nearly one in five deaths."
The link to the full article is below:
http://www.wbay.com/story/19796390/the-harmful-effects-of-hookah
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