As Waterpipe Smoking Of Tobacco Increases Evidence Suggests That It Is Not A Safe Alternative

While in many Western countries there is public health pressure to stop smoking, the use of waterpipes (also known as hookahs, hubble-bubbles, narghiles, shishas, gozas or narkeelas) is increasing.A team of Cochrane Researchers set out to see if there was any evidence about the addictive properties of this form of tobacco use, and whether there were research trials looking at treatment options to help waterpipe users quit. [click link for full article]

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Filed under: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs on October 20th, 2007