Hookah | How Bad Is Hookah | Is Hookah Bad For You

Hookah or shisha. This video is on is hookah bad for you, how bad is hookah, is shisha bad for you and health risks.
This weeks video on hookah and is hookah bad for you. I've received a lot of messages and comments to make a video on this topic and now it's finally ready. I really hope this video helps spread the word on how harmful hookah and shisha are for your health, always remember you’re awesome!
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WHAT IS HOOKAH:
Hookahs are water pipes that are used to smoke specially made tobacco that comes in different flavours. Although many users think it is less harmful, hookah smoking has many of the same health risks as cigarette smoking.
A typical modern hookah has a head (with holes in the bottom), a metal body, a water bowl, and a flexible hose with a mouthpiece. Hookah smoking is typically done in groups, with the same mouthpiece passed from person to person.
WHAT ARE THE HEALTH RISKS OF HOOKAH:
Traditionally hookah tobacco contains cigarette tobacco, so like cigarettes it contains nicotine, tar, carbon monoxide and heavy metals, such as arsenic and lead. As a result, hookah smokers are at risk of the same kinds of diseases as cigarette smokers, such as heart disease, cancer, respiratory disease and problems during pregnancy.
It’s difficult to say exactly how much smoke or toxic substances you’re exposed to in a typical hookah session. People smoke hookah for much longer periods of time than they smoke a cigarette, and in one puff of hookah you inhale the same amount of smoke as you’d get from a smoking a whole cigarette.
HOOKAH SMOKE AND CANCER:
• The charcoal used to heat the tobacco can raise health risks by producing high levels of carbon monoxide, metals, and cancer-causing chemicals.
• Even after it has passed through water, the smoke from a hookah has high levels of these toxic agents.
• Hookah tobacco and smoke contain several toxic agents known to cause lung, bladder, and oral cancers.
• Tobacco juices from hookahs irritate the mouth and increase the risk of developing oral cancers.
HOOKAH SMOKE AND OTHER HEALTH RISKS:
• Hookah tobacco and smoke contain many toxic agents that can cause clogged arteries and heart disease.
• Infections may be passed to other smokers by sharing a hookah.
HOOKAH COMPARED TO SMOKING CIGARETTES:
While many hookah smokers may think this practice is less harmful than smoking cigarettes, hookah smoking has many of the same health risks as cigarette smoking.
The tobacco in hookahs is exposed to high heat from burning charcoal, and the smoke is at least as toxic as cigarette smoke. Because of the way a hookah is used, smokers may absorb more of the toxic substances also found in cigarette smoke than cigarette smokers do.
Hookah smokers may be at risk for some of the same diseases as cigarette smokers. These include:
• Oral cancer
• Lung cancer
• Stomach cancer
• Cancer of the oesophagus
• Reduced lung function
• Decreased fertility
There are various studies on hookah and it's health risks, this article by the centres for disease control and prevention, has many studies referenced: www.cdc.gov/to...
HELP TO QUIT SMOKING:
The local NHS stop smoking services are free, friendly and can massively boost your chances of quitting for good. To find out more information on these services and tips to quit smoking please visit: www.nhs.uk/liv...
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This video is for information only and should not be used for the diagnosis or treatment of medical conditions. Abraham The Pharmacist has used all reasonable care in compiling the information but make no warranty as to its accuracy. Always consult a doctor or other healthcare professional for diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions.

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[@hamzamalik7160]

I’m actually watching this while smoking shisha

[@dorianallen3092]

Same brother

[@giorgosarva2447]

me2

[@hamzamalik7160]

Try to smoke shisha everyday , it’s healthy!

[@viktorharalampiev3244]

Same here

[@Car_Accelerations]

Lol

[@blackout9875]

Imagine him arriving to work and everyone's just watching him carry a hookah to his office

[@AdvltSw1m]

Really tho 😂

[@gamerboyss5310]

ha

[@ifardinyourpants1277]

Ngl they are probably gonna have a smoke sesh outside with co-workers after they talk about how bad hookah is 😂😂😂

[@harshpathison]

Other employees: we need such modern equipment too.

[@coolkidintheblock2861]

🤣🤣🤣

[@duafatima1502]

Don't let the tobacco destroy you, start from destroying tobacco 😌

[@AbrahamThePharmacist]

Thanks for commenting Dua Fatima, very nicely said indeed :)

[@blurryockorus646]

H B lmaoooo ikr🤣🤣

[@WS-yt3hm]

H B 😂

[@DevAashish-td1ys]

What about non tobacco flavours

[@heisenbergyo5578]

Smoke shisha play fifa

[@DB-wg9zb]

i dont say shisha is not harmful. but one inhale shisha=1 cigarette? are you serious ? :D i can smoke 5, 6 inhale shisha and still feel good. if i smoke 6 cigarettes at once i am gona start vomiting.

[@hankschrader2254]

The diffrence is unlike you this guy actually knows whats hes talking about

[@CaR3MiiiX]

What he means by that is technically the amount of smoke of one shisha inhale equates to one cigarette, it dosnt mean its as bad as smoking 1 cigarette and taking all that bad stuff from it\

[@bilz_kha4335]

He’s chattin wass

[@onmywayto974]

I get what DB is saying. I smoke 1 cigarette and I already feel my chest clog up. I can smoke 5 puffs of hookah and not feel that way. I wake up from a cigarette coughing out phlegm and don't get that from a Hookah unless I smoke lots of it.

[@srnightmares8228]

And the thing is you don’t get addicted but cigarettes you get addicted with one smoke so I moved from cigarettes to shisha

[@Maxamillion1969]

Wow..im so glad I quit smoking everything. I feel so much better....now I am training for the NYC Marathon. Something I could have never dreamed of as a smoker.....

[@AbrahamThePharmacist]

Thanks for commenting and being awesome - Also good luck with the Marathon. Stay tuned for new health videos every Monday 4pm(GMT), hope you enjoy them too :) Feel free to subscribe and click the 🔔button to stay up to date.

[@ramiel6229]

Good for you.

[@patriciatomilonus7384]

That's awesome!! Congratulations on quitting smoking...good job! It's not easy. Any form of addiction is not easy to quit, but the best thing a person could do for themselves. 🙂

[@dr.doppeldecker3832]

I smoke a pack a day and still run marathons twice a year. Stop being a weak smoker, become a strong smoker instead;)

[@thefly1203]

Be careful, Marathons are very bad on your joints

[@Ammanle]

I realized that once I Quit it smoking and friends were smoking near me I felt that chest clogged and sad reality families smoking around children thinking it less harmful than cigarettes

[@jaysonemile6633]

That’s literally my dilema right now. I kind of want to hang out with certain people but they some of them vape and I’m not sure if I should be around if I care for my health.

[@nickydaviesnsdpharms3084]

The worst thing I've seen is a 9 month pregnant woman smoking cigarettes, and a nurse smoking on their break.

[@angelawildman122]

Luckily for me, I never got addicted to hookah and I stopped smoking it long ago. I’m now sharing food with friends in a ritual known as meditative eating rather than sharing hookah with them. Much less risky!

[@AbrahamThePharmacist]

Sending awesome vibes

[@RyzelSama]

That's partially cause Cigarettes have stuff added to it get you more addicted to it, so you buy more.

[@colleenshook6407]

Factual, information without attacking people's choices and the companies that provide the products that people choose to use. Everyone wants to do their own thing, have their own choices and not be criticized/belittled for those choices! Fact. Who actually knows what the future holds for themselves much less someone else? There are all sorts of arguments, pro & cons, on everything in life, this universe. Was thinking of a hookah as a gift but had no experience with one. I thot it would be a "safer" way for someone who did smoke....through the water? I'm glad I took the time to find out about smoking this way and what it actually does! 🤯 What an eye opener for me! Thank you!

[@lundrimcekaj9838]

I hope you and the doctor will live forever. Me on the other side, I'm finishing this shisha because I know that my time is limited and I will try to make the most out of it.

[@kaylove7003]

I was a habitual hookah smoker for years but recently quit because I believe it was interfering with my fertility. Thanks for making this video

[@AbrahamThePharmacist]

Thanks for commenting!

[@tomdavis3038]

Well in that case keep smoking then you can have lots of sex without getting pregnant

[@techspecgaming4336]

@@tomdavis3038 sex is not life ok there are other things u can use 😒

[@injusticeanywherethreatens4810]

Please consider adopting a child. There are millions who need your help.

[@alibuttitube9633]

How was the withdrawal symptoms? Pls reply.

[@nasreensarah]

This was so helpful and cool thank you so much. What I really loved was that you didn’t attack people or use any personal vendetta, it was focused on facts. God bless you

[@AbrahamThePharmacist]

Thanks Nazzreen, sending awesome vibes :)

[@premdasyesudasan5778]

Thank you very much, Sir... I was planning to try it, but luckily, I came across this video. I have now dropped the plan altogether.

[@AbrahamThePharmacist]

Great 👍

[@TheWutangclan1995]

About the pipe, stores do sell plastic tips so that you’re not sharing the same pipe. Some hookah lounges will have individually wrapped plastic pipes for sanitary reasons. I will say that both of them are bad and I do smoke hookah occasionally because of how expensive it is. Me personally, I will prefer going to a lounge and smoke it for the experience vs buying a pack of cigs, smoking it and get addicted.

[@darkknight_za]

I took a break from smoking hookah and decided to go back two days ago. It made me feel sick, light headed, and eventually gave me a serious headache. I felt like shit the next day too. I decided to quit completely yesterday.

[@pxnmalsg]

and u probably already kept smoking

[@ahmadhadi5638]

I think the coal u used…..was fucked up

[@steezjsk]

@@ahmadhadi5638 smoking in general isn’t good for your health. Allah didn’t put you in this earth and said smoke my brethren smoke. Causing self harm is against the Quran. I mean it goes both religious and medically. How is smoking anything medically healthy as well. Might as well make everyone smoke hookah lol.

[@blackdollar8399]

Have you relapsed?

[@maenad1231]

That shisha-shit looks like something you would summon a genie from

[@barbietingz1693]

Lmaooo I’m sayinnn tho 🤣😭😭

[@lissag1234]

Lmao

[@emiliamiko3601]

Cool right?

[@SuperLallypop]

I am sad, I love hookah but I haven't done it in 3 years. Btw I love your blooper lmao

[@AbrahamThePharmacist]

Thanks for commenting Lally Os, hope you found the video helpful and yes I also love the bloopers too :)

[@tankdempsey9783]

I recommend using an e-hookah

[@noaa3866]

@@tankdempsey9783 I got one better, I recommend not smoking in the first place! (actually works :0)

[@kinghell9940]

I feel you. Once a hookah addict now been clean for almost an year.

[@All_eyez_0n_me_lp]

It's false, read my comment

[@wh7824]

I usedt to smoke Shisha at least 2x a week for 4 years, godammit, thank god i quit around last year, and started living more healthy lifestyle

[@AbrahamThePharmacist]

Thanks for commenting, great to hear sending awesome vibes. Stay tuned for new health videos every Monday 4pm(GMT), hope you enjoy them too :) Feel free to subscribe and click the 🔔button to stay up to date.

[@uprockboat3823]

@@AbrahamThePharmacist when

[@alibuttitube9633]

What was the withdrawal symptoms?

[@potobserver9191]

Id be interested in seeing the difference between tobacco free shisha and a cigarette

[@skyboss3342]

He just told u.. did u even watch the video

[@bryanbroacosta]

@@skyboss3342 o yea what he said

[@RichPee31]

@@skyboss3342no he didn’t. He only touched on normal shisha, not tobacco free shisha.

[@rasamasala]

I remember I got upset at one of my best friends for doing hookah and he snapped at me telling me that I shouldnt worry about his health and that he knows how to take care of himself. I also heard the same "water excuse" from him too. Now, years later, I see him doing it every weekend. I hope nothing happens to him, but that's his body. 🤷🏾‍♂️ Still salty.

[@simonec3893]

No don't believe the (1h hookah = alot of cigarettes) 1. With hookah you dont burn the tobacco up, you cook it 2. The smoke comes from the glycerine, so its vapor and not real smoke 3. It's still unhealthy but not like they inform you, bc a kg of tobacco contains like 20% tobacco, the rest of the weight is flavour with glycerine. Think about it, if he smokes everyday, it would be like he smokes 50 cigarettes in 1h. He would be sick nonstop

[@jaysonemile6633]

Wouldn’t it effect you too if your around him. Like second hand smoke.

[@mondy1895]

as an Arab I know people who smoke from 50 years and have no problems like cancer and etc. the disease he mentioned

[@edwardo19231]

Argument like this is usually perpetuated by research backed by big pharma and big tobacco, so you won't stop buying their products. If you look deep enough, you'll which benefactor responsible for which research. The argument subtly makes you think that cigarettes are slightly better because you can measure it by how many sticks are burned. In reality, cigarettes are far more disgusting. You smell bad all day, both clothes and breath.

[@angelawildman122]

In the past I’ve occasionally smoked hookah, but after finding out just how extremely dangerous it is, I’m never touching it again!

[@MyFragranceTrail]

Listen, I took this today and I WILL NEVER EVER take it! Throwing up like I’m pregnant. Eeewwww!

[@angelballa6837]

Nkiruka Adelaide Ikeolumba It’s prolly bc you didn’t eat before you smoked 😂😂

[@CBRRR-eh3ky]

It was not well made

[@jasonreviews]

i used to do it when i was younger. I don't smoke anymore. It looks cool. I'm caterpillar from alison in wonderland.

[@AbrahamThePharmacist]

Thanks for commenting, hope you found the information helpful. Stay tuned for new health videos every Monday 4pm(GMT), hope you enjoy them too :) Feel free to subscribe and click the 🔔button to stay up to date.

@@AbrahamThePharmacist could you maybe inform yourself and not just make bullshit up?

[@Tru.blu.taurus]

Ugh but i love it so much.even have a nice lil collection of them.its so relaxing after a long day at work.but this vid is a eye opener. Guess i gotta wing myself off of it.

[@o_5220]

Did it work?

[@StefanGamer45]

If you use quality coals and foil and flavour, one hookah session is the same as one cigarete. If you use bad quality products it can even be worse than 25 cigaretes per session. And you have things to put on the pipe,that everyone at a table can get, so you don't transfer some disease to someone else.

[@StefanGamer45]

@@andranik_torosyan yeah there are different varieties of foil and charcoal. It is not healthy but there is a very big difference. Quicklights are 100x more harmful than normal coconut charcoals, and there is different foils for different temperatures if you use cheaper ones it is more harmful.

[@liesdamnliesandstatsweird1934]

I smoked a hookah pipe for the FIRST time and the LAST time this past weekend. I will never smoke a hookah pipe again, especially after watching this video. I've never, ever smoked marijuana or done ANY street drugs, and I don't smoke cigarettes, cigars, or a corn cob pipe for that matter.🙌🏾💁🏾‍♀️

[@AbrahamThePharmacist]

Glad the video was helpful

[@patriciabennett1819]

Abraham you are so right. I would imagine it is so detrimental. People do not actually know . Thankfully you are making them aware. Cancer causing hooks, so sad. People are easily influenced and just want to chill in company . Later on this will be so detrimental.When they realise I am sure they will be deterred. You are saving lives and you are taking your special skills to impart this information. Well accomplished. Merry Christmas Abraham, wishing you and your family the very best. Most of all thank you for tuition teaching us all the true facts and helping to enlighten people.

[@AbrahamThePharmacist]

Thanks for commenting Patricia, hope you are well and glad you enjoyed the video couldn't agree with you more. Merry Christmas to you too incase we don't catch each other through comments in the next few weeks :)

[@patriciabennett1819]

AbrahamThePharmacist Thank you Abraham.

[@uglee6433]

i did it to be cool, i will never do it again

[@AbrahamThePharmacist]

Thanks for commenting, glad I could help. Stay tuned for new health videos every Monday 4pm(GMT), hope you enjoy them too :) Feel free to subscribe and click the 🔔button to stay up to date.

[@uglee6433]

AbrahamThePharmacist i will but can you explain dandruff please and how to get rid of it

[@Ahmed-mb1py]

You will do it to relax if you live where I live.

[@domukas00]

Cmonn, ppl dont smoke shishas every day, unlike cigarettes.

[@liftsbytg]

But smoking shisha ones is equivalent to 1 cigarette and that is 100 cigarettes in an hour. I’m glad I haven’t smoked in my life. Looks dumb anyway.

[@iMindFr3ak]

We do everyday , sometimes twice a day.. and no issues at all .. all of what he said is rumours and myths that i heard as well when i was a kid, all lies based on my direct experience and many self studies and many experiments

[@iMindFr3ak]

@@HafzaProductions2019 i did not mention anything about feelings so don’t reply to things i did not say .. i have done heart and chest checkups and it was perfectly fine ( i don’t smoke tobacco or cigarettes or vape) and many other people did this. Then comes recreating the experiment part where we compared 30 min of cigarettes with 30 mins of Shisha and its effect on cotton in term of texture, colour, and weight , and shisha had little to no effect at all.

[@simonec3893]

@@HafzaProductions2019 why do people dont do their calculations? 20gr for a bowl, there contains about 4g of tobacco and 16gr molasses which produces the smoke. So a session equals 4 cigarettes and alot of vapor smoke from the liquid

[@bhp000]

You can’t tell the hookah smokers that. They’ll still think cigarettes are bad and not shisha. Lol

[@steezjsk]

Some just won’t accept the truth. It’s fine.

[@s3odatef974]

@@steezjsk it's about not having shisha available all the time like cigarettes

[@achilleuspetreas3828]

I don't smoke hookah but that's absolute bullshit. Cigarettes have over 200 chemicals in them...totally different, especially if you don't inhale, which you do with cigarettes

[@undergroundkid8337]

You can't go anywhere and not find these so I'm that guy that always looking left and right when people smoke

[@AbrahamThePharmacist]

Thanks for commenting you are correct it's definitely increasing. Stay tuned for new health videos every Monday 4pm(GMT), hope you enjoy them too :) Feel free to subscribe and click the 🔔button to stay up to date.

[@moowykx250]

Why am I watching this while smoking a shisha

[@hens117]

There is no difinity study to claim that shisha is the same a cigarettes or worse. But no one is saying it is good for you. I think the one difference from cigarette and Shisha is that you're not burning as much tobacco. It's prbaby the same amount and 2-3 cigarettes. Don't forget you're not burning about 200 cigarettes it's the same amount of tobacco you but in the start of the shisha session to the end.

[@hookahbro1033]

@bob marley hahahahahahah

[@naoedouard4422]

Yes, there are studies. Stop being ignorant and go find them.

[@gauravvarma2500]

RIP for those who think hooka is less effective than smoking 🤦🏻

[@babarasul680]

Huh

[@Pixatret]

doesent have nicotin and half of the shit of tobaco but is the same...???

[@victorcislari4850]

U really think what he says is real?

[@krupt5995]

@@Pixatret tobacco hookah does have nicotine dummy

[@krupt5995]

@@victorcislari4850 yes it is real

[@kentuckyboychris]

The water is for cooling the smoke.

[@tomdavis3038]

No kidding

[@krupt5995]

and?

[@gingo2008]

I’m watching this because my dad was doing this last night, and he told me it wasn’t harmful..and now I’m really worried because I thought that he was smart enough to know not to do this because he is a pharmacist

[@fazedmongoose]

He's a pharmacist, you're a square 😢

[@valban]

I think ultimately the study is flawed. Probably only one study. How is inhaling baked tobacco from hookah worse than inhaling burnt tobacco from cigarettes? I don't think smoking shisha from hookah is good for anyone, but ultimately little is discussed how inhaling baked tobacco is worse. I think the study had the hookah hooked up to a machine that constantly sucked from the hookah which would burn the tobacco. This isn't how hookah is smoked.

[@timmichael528]

I'm literally preparing my shisha as I'm watching the video

[@TrentDan]

If you are worried about your health don't smoke, it's that simple. It's like worrying about your waist but you wolf down sweets all day.

[@AbrahamThePharmacist]

Sending awesome vibes!

[@architapradhan6293]

It has many side effects as much as cigarettes have,but it's now a trend to this all.. This won't stop We should avoid it and control..!💁‍♀️

[@AbrahamThePharmacist]

Thanks for sharing Archita

[@Love2Read-o8v]

Smoked shisha for 15 years. First 5 years once a week. Next 5, twice a week. Next three every other day. Last two years, every day. Somehow managed to give it up without even trying (they raised their prices too much lol) now have been shisab free for a year. It feels so good

[@AbrahamThePharmacist]

Awesome thanks for sharing

[@PeterPiper247]

Ironically, I'm at a hookah bar right now. I don't feel like smoking anymore tho...

[@applebottomjeans3284]

It's really bad for u

[@whatatimetobealigned]

Just when I was thinking about buying one off of Amazon 🥴

[@mangoz_99]

Mr Abraham im trying to quit like fr this time this video scared me but gave me alot of info like everyone i tought ahh this isnt that bad its just fruit smoke but no its much worse thanks for this im gonna sub

[@AbrahamThePharmacist]

Sending awesome vibes

[@bond363]

the best way to quit smoking overall is to swap over to Snus, it's what i use as a professional footballer and it helps. One little pot is filled with 25 servings, and i used to smoke shisha daily even twice a day. And i take about 7 doses of snus a day. the good thing about it is i can do it while i'm working. And it doesn't damage your longues etc but does give the nicotine kick. Eitherway it can get you off cigarettes and shisha and you won't feel the need to smoke. Oh yeah you have snus in different flavours and the general price is 10 euro a pot. Also they banned Snus almost all over Europe (bet the cigarette manifacturers have a lot of politicians on their side lol) eitherway good luck

[@mattsnapp69]

Yessur, i did the same, i like to run but when i got to a pack a day cause of work, the running became rather uncomfortable lol

[@augray4722]

How bad is it, if I smoke hookah for the very first time and for 1 session, then never smoke it again? I should be fine if I only do it once, right?

[@patriciatomilonus7384]

Your videos are awesome and so informational. Thank you so much. I just subscribed! 🙂 You should def have more subscribers..keep it up!! 👍✌

[@AbrahamThePharmacist]

Thank you so much!

[@SadTown99]

Wow this is REALLY disappointing 😅 I found a decade old hookah in my basement & remembered how relaxing it used to be.. Almost bought a new one, thanks for the info 👏

[@AbrahamThePharmacist]

Glad I could help

[@lordrorek1907]

You could switch the cbd Shisha. It's much healthier.

[@AV.0]

But there is no Tar in hookah/nargile tobacco ?

[@JZGreengo]

I use to be a nicotine user but I quit and I’m here just to understand what I’m seeing at the cool kids clubs these days lol I’d never do it again though, I find other ways to get high on life

[@alibuttitube9633]

What was the withdrawal symptoms?

[@thenatural.hygienist193]

I was always curious about this....thanks for saving my life lol

[@AbrahamThePharmacist]

Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@nenerideout5522]

This is very informative I will try to quit smoking and can’t wait to see more videos

[@AbrahamThePharmacist]

Sending awesome vibes!

[@jsr110187]

It is 3:32 in the morning and it’s been on my mind to quit lately. I’m up and watching this video. I had stopped for a about two months, cold turkey but started back. I just got up and threw my hookah and everything in the trash can. The trash runs in the morning. So it’s gone bye bye. Pray for me and wish me luck to remain strong. It started as a social thing and turned into me buying one for the house. I live alone so I feel like I continued it mostly out of boredom or not having anything to do really. I enjoyed it as a chill night, wine and a movie or music. But I’m quitting right now. I got to find something else to replace that chill time with. 🥺 I picked this habit up when I moved to Miami in 2018. 4 years of hookah.

[@roxxahfoxx]

same, I live in Miami too, and started off socially smoking. Now I find myself checking if a venue allows hookah before I go :(, and wont go if they don't. I have one on my patio that I use some nights to wind down, but now I will have to rethink it. Hang in there!

[@jsr110187]

@@roxxahfoxx 🥰

[@nokuthuladhlamini664]

Goodness, you guys. I just recently moved out to my own apartment alone and I've been toying with the idea of buying one for chilling at home, and yes, mainly because I'm bored. After reading your comments, I believe I should fight the urge to get my own. Thank you for sharing this. I definitely don't want to be badly addicted to it. 🤔

[@tranceworld4057]

can you update us please? I'm trying to quit as well

[@abhiabhiism]

I have a question, What if we use tobacco free flavour. Is that also as harmfull as the one who is using tobacco flavour???

[@markboczar2329]

What if you have shisha that isn’t made with tobacco or nicotine?

[@luigimario4458]

The water in the pipe is actually more harmful than just there. It's there to cool down the smoke. Cooler air travels further into the lungs.

[@popopr5113]

oh. will look into this point.

[@juliandestroyer8308]

And since you don’t use it can I have it

[@TJ07775]

you know wakfu?

[@juliandestroyer8308]

@@TJ07775 yea, though not too many people recognize it cause not a lot of people have watched the show. Sad the new 2 seasons got canceled because of budget.

[@unlokexe]

I think that hookah, is less agressive to our body if we don't swallow the smoke

[@Lucky_Logan]

You don’t swallow the smoke....

[@emmalockhart6383]

What about the shisha flavour that doesn’t contains nicotine or tobacco?? Is that still as bad?

[@getingsexyback]

Yes it’s all bad

[@dbuc4671]

I literally first heard about this shisha thing 5 minutes ago when I watched drew binsky smoke it in one of his videos. when does the list end? cigar, cigarette, vapes, shisha, bongs, bubblers, what next lol

[@StoneyxBaloney94]

Bongs and bubblers are made for marijuana not for tobacco

[@mohammeda.700]

My uncle has been smoking shiha for 40 years and he’s quite healthy and good looking.

[@Munixturn]

And my uncle been smoking cig for 40 years and healthy, some people have great Internal organs and immunity, doesn't mean their existence single-handedly prove sheesha or smoking is good, take no inspiration from such stupid examples.

[@chanceromance1]

He single?

[@alexanderkrizel6187]

I notice very few people smoking tobacco in a hookah, most do tobacco and nicotine free stuff. How does that compare?

[@andrmiw9]

Actually, cigarettes smolder, and hookah tobacco evaporates, so, i think, with the same quality of tobacco for both, hookah cause less harm to your health (bcs while smoldering, cigarettes emit harmful metal vapors and some bad resins are there too)

[@davistaylor6641]

The point of a hookah is to vaporize the tobacco which releases less carcinogens than combustion which occurs during cigarette smoking. This video seems misleading.

[@dictionplacement5467]

imagine smoking anything is bad. from vapes to thc to cigs and all. my mother a cronic cig smoker to this day almost dying for it, my father an alcoholic. you watch the two destroy themselves eventually it controls them, and I struggled with hookah for years then alcohol almost took me trust it once you almost die and see people dying from it you transfer that addictive energy into alternative healthier addictions like working out and being a better healthier person. I never been happier sober. shift lifestyle to a better one and you won't regret it down the line even if we don't live forever it's always worth it and as we get older I don't want to touch anything that ruins my days nights and otherwise happy moments.

[@joumanajaafar6065]

Hello , thanks for your comment. How did you quit, I really need an advice and help cuz I am addicted to Hookah and don’t know how to quit.

[@_OnlyTheReal]

Damn, good thing i stopped, mainly because of covid and lockdowns 😂🤣 but im gonna keep the streak going

[@AbrahamThePharmacist]

Excellent news!

[@beelal6407]

@@AbrahamThePharmacist the problem is youth are able to access such harmful things. I myself was addicted to vaping in year 12(last year but I quit cold Turkey on New Year’s Eve and haven’t touched a vape since). But now temptations such as sisha are all too present in Lebanese culture, I visit my cousins and they sit there and offer me shisha or they smoke shisha.

[@Moccalocca100]

Is vaping the same as shisha? Is shisha less dangerous?

[@simonsalomanbhore1770]

The video is informative...have you done any study in vape machine ...cause it's the trend now for moving/quiting smoking..make some videos on it.. thanks

[@popopr5113]

there are LEGITIMATE (most studies you'll find based in the US are not legit at all and when looking up who funded them and their connections, you'll find big tobacco's behind them) studies on it. 95% less harmful than cigs. the issue is as always, money and greed. here in the US there was a widespread misinformation campaign and people just believed it without looking into it themselves. all of this while in the UK, your doctor can give you a prescription for one.

[@kumarmouryas7020]

We do not know when we would die then what is use of keeping your kidney and lungs clean without smoking hookah

[@LeilaMoradi-wc6mi]

Great video very informative👍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻. Love all your videos ❤️ from Melbourne Australia

[@AbrahamThePharmacist]

Thanks for commenting Leila sending awesome vibes from the 🇬🇧 to the beautiful 🇦🇺

[@computernerd3922]

I was thinking about going to smoke some shisha but I just changed my mind after watching this video

[@AbrahamThePharmacist]

Great choice and sending awesome vibes

[@mintfudgecupcakes]

b-but what about non-tobacco shisha?

[@sxperiorluis]

yes my friend has a tobacco with no nicotine

[@kayajones2917]

Technically not as bad but you’re still inhaling harmful chemicals from the coals. If it’s not oxygen going into your lungs most likely it’s not that great for you. But like I’m still gonna smoke it till I’m out of my herbal shisha cuz fuck it lol

[@papabully2784]

Thanks sir for the info My friends tried to take me to smoke sheesha with them but I am agaist those things and I am glad after watching your video that I didn't go with them

[@AbrahamThePharmacist]

Sending awesome vibes and happy new year!

[@Champion.offaith]

The public health consequences of smoking shishas is very rampant in certain demographics of society, especially where in my home town; despite that, enough attention is not given to this terrible health hazard; and that has misled people into believing that it is somehow less harmful than cigarettes. Thank you for your eye opening video!!!

[@AbrahamThePharmacist]

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[@nicktheprickevans]

Tobacco doesn't produce tar unless burned at 725f hookah burns tobacco at 450f don't lie to people

[@sariflonda3890]

My room mate told me it is not harmful you can smoke it try it and i have done more than 12 time and now i realized it was more dangerous than cigarettes

[@leonardomendoza9868]

living life depriving yourself from everything that you like but is "bad" is way more harmful for you

[@finn3102]

So if you like smoking crack, it is more harmful to not smoke than to abstain?🤣

[@jadenweber4009]

I knew nothing abt this thank you

[@povvsimm1165]

Me neither

[@ahmadkiswani6293]

I’m watching this while smoking hookah

[@akagametest5135]

Me too bro 🤣🤣

[@CJ9007]

Me three

[@g-nine2027]

Me watching this while my first hookah is delivered in 2 business days :(

[@undestifyd8980]

And what if you simply use flavours that are tobacco free?

[@paulebelin6423]

Un Destifyd As combustion is still taking place, the smoke that you inhale can damage lung tissue. However, no tobacco means no nicotine, so you are less likely to develop addiction.

[@zafraanhussain7224]

Paul Eb not necessary cos tobacco contains tar which is the main reason it increases the risk of lung cancer (i said increases because smoking fags or shisha doesn’t really give you cancer)

[@smitpatel-xg5vw]

Bruhh i smoke shisha even while studying for atleast 2-4 hours and now i find this out!!!

[@josephstar1883]

How does it feel when studying with it. Does it help you study?

[@ravenmatcha]

Today My friend asked me if I wanted tried hookah bar. Fortunately I live with my family so I can’t go back home late, not to mention trying it. Sad. I don’t do drugs, smoke, alcohol even any medicine. I always try eating healthy He does a lot and I still love him. Sad that I can’t help him ditch these undermining stuff. Sad..... Tho He never smoked or got drunk in front of me. I know especially When he is depressed, he does ... Tough when you can only see your loved one killing himself

[@simonec3893]

Man hes not killing himself. I know people that smoke for years and are healthy. Its bullshit that 1 puff = 1 cigarette. Here is why: 1 cigarette contains about 1g of tobacco. One bowl of shisha weighs 20gr Shisha contains flavouring, tobacco & liquid (glycerine) Since the weight comes from the glycerine (that makes it also juicy for big clouds) There is about 4g of tobacco in a single bowl which equals 4 cigarettes. He compares it with the smoke output but that comes from the glycerine, bc without it, you would have a harsh taste without any smoke bc the heat would burn it bc its dry. Yes its unhealthy but don't think people are smoking 100 cigarettes in an hour. Thats alot lol But still I aint saying not unhealthy dont get me wrong.

[@BlueonGoldZ]

What if I only smoke it (and nothing else) just once a month? I have a new ritual with a close friend of mine where we meet at some of these hookah lounges and we eat and smoke. I know everyone responds differently to various stimuli but is just a once/month thing relatively safe?

[@onmywayto974]

Bro, once a month is nothing. As long as you're not addicted or start smoking cigarettes then your good. Enjoy life a little.

[@chacha6438]

Tbh they usually get addictive

[@TrueMathSquare]

I have heard that it's actually is less harmful than cigs despite having more smoke.

[@AbrahamThePharmacist]

Thanks for commenting, hope you found the information helpful. Stay tuned for new health videos every Monday 4pm(GMT), hope you enjoy them too :) Feel free to subscribe and click the 🔔button to stay up to date.

[@applebottomjeans3284]

No it's even worst

[@Ona-zc3dp]

@@applebottomjeans3284 how is it worst?

[@danillobon9274]

But there are also shisha without tabacco like with the little stones. Are those bad?

[@fatoud2391]

Yrd

[@zshah9787]

You mentioned the charcoals containing carbon monoxide; what about the natural coconut coals which do NOT contain carbon monoxide? aka silent killer

[@emilyrobinson6080]

Anything burning, from a car engine to incense, makes carbon monoxide. However since quick light coals have lots of things added to make them easy to light with a match, and they burn very quickly, they will contain more harmful effects than natural coconut coals. While the coconut coals will still produce carbon monoxide while burning, since they burn slower its a lower amount of CO released over a longer period of time. I use coconut charcoal or solid hardwood charcoal and if I ever am at a cafe with friends and the quick light ones are used I feel almost sick from the difference.

[@naoedouard4422]

@@emilyrobinson6080 Please consider your health. Smoking is bad for you. The list of diseases goes on and on.

[@annetteslife]

I have never heard of hookah or shisha before covid

[@mnelp]

Germaphobe here, simply to say groooooss. LOL I can't even stand sharing drinks, so... I'll be sharing this with the NCRA. I think they'd find this interesting. :)

[@AbrahamThePharmacist]

Thanks for commenting Santa Flash, glad you enjoyed the video :)

[@mauvesauce4804]

if it makes you feel better there’s a little mouth piece i forgot what it’s called but if your gonna use someone else’s hookah you just put on the mouth piece on the hose and then start smoking it and then remove it and then someone can put their own on it to start smoking

[@blaaah1665]

Does all these negative aspects of hookah still happen if you don’t inhale the smoke to the lungs and just blow it out as soon it gets in your mouth?

[@weslegna]

Please don’t breed

[@TN-hw1lq]

What about shisha without nikotine or tar (ingridients of siggarettes) ?

[@ccronk04]

I wanted to know this as well

[@denverhob]

No wonder why I end up spinning after 1-2 hours bahaha

[@RiteshPandya]

If you're not using that shisha, can I borrow it? On that paan,lemon and mint flex.

[@AbrahamThePharmacist]

Thanks for commenting RItesh, this one made me chuckle 😅Hope you are well :)

[@martingomezism]

But then howcome if i smoke 5 cigarettes a day my lungs start hurting. But if i smoke a bowl of shisha which is much more cigarettes i feel fine?

[@diceyred8452]

I'm a server at a hookah lounge and now I feel like I'm poisoning my fellow citizens

[@CBRRR-eh3ky]

Just work

[@CBRRR-eh3ky]

You think the people who smoke hookah really dont know how bad it is? People are more aware than you think but they just make choices that provide them personal satisfaction. I spoke to the my fav hookah lounge manager, the one who blows the smoke like a dragon when the hookah becomes harsh. He is 40, smoked hookah since he was 21 and been blowing the smoke like this ever since. He does not have lung disease, yet he smokes everyday lol. Im not saying Hookah is good for you, but if you smoke it with moderation, you should be fine. Personally i have my own at home now and if i smoke 1hr average per week (less if i dont feel like it), i should be fine. If i get sick one day id just be responsible about it. Its a trade off

[@naoedouard4422]

​@@CBRRR-eh3ky Stop lying to yourself. Just stop it. You're better off saying you know the side-effects and will continue instead of pretending it's okay when it's not.

[@CBRRR-eh3ky]

@@naoedouard4422 mind your business or before you comment, take the time to read. I did not pretend it was good. I said everybody knows it is not but it is a personal choice and a trade off. I am not trying to make my view accepted by you. I dont need to. Nobody should need to. We all grown here. We do what we want and be responsible if it goes sideways. Nobody will come up to you to ask for help with medical bills so please stop being the person who seems to know so much that they moralize others.

[@naoedouard4422]

@@CBRRR-eh3ky I'm not even going to read all that. You sounded real dumb when you noted that your 40 year old lounge manager smokes like a dragon and still hasn't died yet, when everyone deteriorates differently. That sounds like a flippin excuse to me to keep up a bad habit because its lala land and you won't get cancer because you breathe the same air as your lounge manger. Something dumb like that. Maybe you don't realize it yourself, but you _were_ pretending it was good. And that's my only problem with you. Go reread your comment.

[@silwerston]

How it is possible? Amount tabaco used in averge funnel is about 2 forks...that meansmaybe few cigarets....and you dont burn the tabaco but rather vaporaze it

[@ivangilepo8549]

My brother and his friends always using this when they have in-house party. And I don't liked the smell of that sh*t.

[@edwardo19231]

Maybe they used sh*tty products or you just don't have affinity towards anything tobacco related. That's a subjective experience. Depends on the culture you grew up in as well.

[@vebsdreco1530]

Bro please reply my answer is it drinking Hookah one time is it dangerous or not only one time and will not drinking and l is drinking Hookah once a time is dangerous or not

[@FoxVK]

I already knew one puff has very roughly 30 times more of everything that one cigarette puff but Does it have same effect? Because unlike cigarettes tobacco in sisha is not burning directly so structure of some substances could be different so it effect could be different too. I do not know I heard this theory years ago but I never found any answer to this.

[@All_eyez_0n_me_lp]

True

[@simonec3893]

Its because the shisha tobacco contains glycerine, thats why you get big clouds. If you remove that you get a harsh taste with little smoke. And when you smoke hookah, you stop when the tobacco is dried up. With cigarettes, you smoke the tobacco all up

[@fonegamer5050]

Yep dont share pipes. Everyone should have their own removable plastic tip. Pop it on when its your turn

[@danielterry2767]

How about non tobacco versions?

[@tomdavis3038]

Lungs aren’t for smoke. Particulate pollution is never a good thing

[@xarvyy3659]

I smoke vape and I want to quit if I quit will I be okay like none of these things like lung failure and cancer won’t happen to me right if I quit??

[@ix-jy1vo]

He isn’t talking about vape in this video he’s talking about hookah tobacco. Which is basically the same as cigarettes.

[@gwho]

Damnit. I quit hookah because of this video.

[@AbrahamThePharmacist]

Excellent news!

[@karmawangchuk8492]

@@AbrahamThePharmacist and I started smoking because of this video

[@naoedouard4422]

@@karmawangchuk8492 No you didn't.

[@naoedouard4422]

​@@Ay2xy Stop lying to yourself.

[@2slow4Uk]

Thanks for this video. However You didint mention tabbacco is very very very addictive, and the fruit tabacco is not addictive.

[@AbrahamThePharmacist]

Thanks for sharing!

[@jmoneyballing]

So no one has thought of just making an healthier version tbh I feel like most people smoke hookah for the smoke and tricks not really for the feeling of feeling light headed.

[@rizzoli7]

exactly, why cant someone make a non aggresive vape