Monday, 14 May 2012

Lets Talk "Shisha"

Lets face facts! puffing on shisha pipe is gradually becoming one of the latest trends in naija and most people who don't smoke are attracted to the trendy activity.
The method in which shisha works is:
The tobacco is burned with charcoal in a bowl that sits above the vessel.
The smoke it produces passes through the water in the container and goes down the pipe so the user can sit by the vessel and can inhale it with their mouth.
The smoke is cooled by the water and makes it feel less ‘harsh’

 Youths don't see any harm in puffing on the flavored water pipe(Hookah) because to them "Its just flavored steam" with lots of different flavors to choose from ranging from Apple, vanilla, strawberry, e.t.c. Although shisha tobacco tastes far nicer than cigarettes, it contains lots of toxic substances known to cause lung cancer and heart diseases. And the World Health Organisation has warned that a one-hour shisha session can be as harmful as smoking 100 cigarettes and thats a fact. Most people aren't aware of the risks as they are with cigarette smoking because it doesn't taste in any way like cigarette. So please be warned! Smoking shisha can kill!!!

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