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\nIt's not just another craze. The hookah pipe is becoming mainstream among college students and young adults. Some older adults are even trying it out, too.<\/p>\n

\nSimply put, a hookah is a water pipe suitable for smoking flavored tobacco, originating in ancient Persia and India. The tobacco comes in assorted flavors from popular apple and mint to wilder tastes such as cappuccino.<\/p>\n

\nThe pipe itself<\/a> is a tall metal cylinder with a dish for the tobacco on top and a water bowl at the bottom. A hose comes out of the water bowl that serves as a mouthpiece.<\/p>\n

\nThe use of hookahs becomes a party event. A group gathers to share the mouthpiece, each person taking several draws from the pipe before passing it to a friend.<\/p>\n

\nHookah lounges and cigar bars can be found in Omaha and Lincoln. A typical serving of tobacco lasts an hour, averaging 200 puffs<\/a> (an average cigarette gets 20 puffs).<\/p>\n

\nProponents enjoy the social gathering. Hookah advocates argue that because the smoke is first filtered through water, it is less harmful than smoking cigarettes or cigars. Unfortunately, science disagrees<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\nStudies show the risks are typically the same as smoking cigarettes as the water does not filter out the toxins in the smoke. A hookah smoker usually takes a deeper pull on the pipe (a “hit”), inhaling higher concentrations of smoke and toxins compared to smoking a cigarette.<\/p>\n

\nAnd the hookah process brings other health risks. Passing the mouthpiece around a circle can spread infections just the same as coughing on a friend or kissing an infected partner. The secondhand smoke from hookah pipes has a more serious risk because it holds both the tobacco fumes and the fumes from the charcoal or other source used to heat the tobacco.<\/p>\n

\nAs with alcohol and any drug use, we should weigh the risks associated with all forms of smoking. There's good research being done that can help us, and we'll likely learn more than by just going with what seems “right” at the moment.<\/p>\n

\nMaybe now you can decide – will you try a hookah hit?<\/p>\n

\nThrough world-class research and patient care, UNMC generates breakthroughs that make life better for people throughout Nebraska and beyond. Its education programs train more health professionals than any other institution in the state. Learn more at unmc.edu. <\/em><\/p>\n

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