Hukka in da Sukkah

October 3, 2007 - 8:34 AM by Stephanie

Here we go into yet another holiday wrap up. And as we fold our canvasses and put those palm branches out on the curb for the trash collectors to pick up, this public service announcement comes compliments of our friends at Jewlicious:

I feel obliged to bring up the issue, and warn the public about the dangers of the Hookah. The NY Times points out:

The problem is that people who use hookahs typically inhale far more smoke than cigarette smokers, exposing them to potentially higher levels of nicotine, carbon monoxide and other chemicals. Most studies show that small water pipes produce the highest levels of carbon monoxide, followed by cigarettes and then large water pipes.

An international array of doctors worked on the WHO study that has really raised the red flag on the dangers of water pipes to our human pipes.

Hookah smoking exposes you to many more harmful chemicals than even cigarettes and a typical one-hour session on the hookah is like smoking 100-200 cigarettes.

And, er, if that didn’t scare you then go here to read the rest. Breathe Deep!

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