Comments on: Facts and myths about smoking hookah

By: Nazia Ruby

Nazia Ruby — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 15:21:53 +0000

Any vices are pleasant experiences aswell as considered morally incorrect. I would not want to speak for or against any habit.

The problem here is that hookah is introduced to teeangers and it may lead to smoking as a habit. It is important for the teenagers to know the hazards as they are prone to getting used to it. Adults are usually careful with their addiction.

By: Sisco

Sisco — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 19:11:59 +0000

I just don’t understand where these facts are provided from, or how they were obtained. The largest issue that we are faced with here, is that this article has failed to mention the environment in which these studies were done, so everyone is assuming that these are biased and false statistics. I personally felt like some things in the article weren’t correst, but at the same time, I have no hard evidence to prove my point so I won’t say it.

I smoke hooka once a week with my friends, and I always said it was better than any other form of tobacco because it was broiled, not burnt, and filtered through water, which to me would normally eliminate most of the bad things that come with tobacco apart for the nicotine. This however, is just my own rationalizing of what the process is. All I’m asking for is for some objective, non-biased reports on the smoking of shisha through a hooka.

By: Nic

Nic — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 19:55:45 +0000

I honestly don’t think this person has ever smoked out of a hookah. If you have smoked cigs and smoked hookah you can tell the difference in the nicotine. With cigs you can get a gnarly head rush if you don’t smoke regularly, sometimes even if you do. If you smoke a hookah you don’t even get close to the same amount of nicotine. Honestly I don’t even feel it at all. The only head rush you get is if you smoke a lot at once. That will just cause your brain a lack of oxygen. A total different type of head rush. All these “facts” stated were really ridiculous and just straight up wrong.

By: craig

craig — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 01:40:05 +0000

So what happens when I load it with Mary Jane?

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 04:41:11 +0000

I’ve spent hours and hours online looking for information about Hookah, because my girlfriend is REALLY into it. I’ve found without exception scientists, doctors, and hospital sites (many middle eastern with more data) explaining how it is equally or vastly more dangerous than cigarettes, and lots of non-scientists and non-doctors stating un-cited statistics. I’m completely objective here (I smoke cigs…trying to quit)….I say we listen to our smartest minds and resist arrogance and ignorance.

By: Jake

Jake — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 05:15:07 +0000

I can tell you ive been smoking since i was in track in high school and i ran a easy 7 min mile and i can still do it at the gym every day and its been four years, oh and i can quit no problemo, had to do it for month just for a bet, never had a craving, but i did do it once the bet was off, why? Cause i love it, scientist say the big bang came from small particals and gases, where did those come from, they dont realy know if this is all the truth so why beleive what you cant prove?

By: Jacob

Jacob — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 22:16:20 +0000

Alright hookah vs cigs, take 2 people who have never smoked a day in their life, sit them down one with a hookah and one with cigs have them both smoke them for 1 hour, the person that is smoking the cigs will become sick and will probably not make it the whole hour. while the person that is smoking hookah will have no problem with smoking for an hour. how is that for a comparison.

By: coco

coco — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 08:17:08 +0000

I own a hookah. And I am not addicted.. I went several months without it.. It’s something fun to do soically, may make me friends in dorm…Granted yes it is unhealthy and just like cigs if done tpo much will clearly be bad for you. But thats like saying “dont drink ever for liver problems”. I have never felt an addiction to hookah ever..

By: Sam

Sam — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 00:57:08 +0000

There is a difference between Hookah and Shisha. I believe the article is leaning more towards the hookah, which as a matter of fact, does cause more harm that cigs. Shisha, on the other hand does not cause more harm, as already been stated above by numerous posts. Also, let us be clear, my grandmother who is over the age of 80 smokes hookah till this day, she loves it! Shisha is completly safe as long as you know how to keep it going clean without the ash (which most of you who smoke it already know).

By: topet

topet — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 14:30:39 +0000

woodeye i have a bike (fixed gear) and ive been smoking hookah for 5 years…never had a hard time riding my bike because smoking actually expands your lung capacity so that equals longer and deeper breaths while riding…

i never smoke alone…me and my friends smoke hookah and just chill…talk…etc
and saying thats loserish is ridiculous…looks like you haven’t experienced it

hookah is my anti-drug…its all i do…i don’t smoke cigs or weed or crack…theres alot more dangerous stuff out there imo