Well... it is true. Hookah is not safer than cigarette smoking. The tobacco that is used for hookah smoking is no less toxic and in actuality, hookah smokers may inhale more smoke than a cigarette smoker. Evidence shows that Hookah smoke contains high levels of toxic compounds including tar, carbon monoxide, heavy metals and cancer-causing chemicals. There is actually more carbon monoxide in hookah than in cigarettes. Also is provides about the same amount of nicotine that cigarette smoking delivers and poses the same amount of danger with secondhand smoke. So forget about all the rumors that it isn't as bad and think twice before deciding to take the next hit.
Source: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/hookah/AN01265
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