Study: Young Americans Inhale More Smoke From Hookah Than Cigarettes – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Read article - Quotes Samir Soneji, assistant professor of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, about a new study that found that young adults in the U.S. consume more smoke from hookah—water pipes with hot coals that heat tobacco in internal bowls—than from cigarettes. "Adolescents, young adults, and older adults alike often believe—incorrectly so—hookah is safe because the water somehow purifies and filters the smoke. This study demonstrates that hookah smoking contributes a substantial proportion of smoke and tar among dual hookah smokers and cigarette smokers," says Soneji, who was not involved in the study.