Before You Smoke Hubble Bubble, Read This

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Some people might think that smoking a hookah is cool, but it’s just as addicting as smoking cigarettes and maybe even more risky.

But that hasn’t stopped high school and college students from getting back into this ancient hobby.

Hookahs are water pipes that look like tall, skinny metal vases. Charcoal is used to heat sweet, sticky tobacco, which makes smoke that is then passed through water that has been cooled.

People breathe in the smoke through a flexible tube, which is passed from one person to the next.

Hookahs come in a wide range of sizes, and it’s easy to hide small ones that are only 8 inches tall in places like college rooms, cars, and bathrooms.

Expert on teen medicine Ellen Rome, MD, MPH, gives three reasons why smoking a hookah is dangerous and how you and your teen can talk about it more.

1. Sharing fitness risks

Young people can be interested in hookah smoking because it is a social activity and because the flavours range from coffee to watermelon.

But people who smoke hookah might share more than just cigarettes.Get The Full, Articles. .