The Reality of Hookahs

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In todays society, smoking is a trend where people of all ages are doing. People smoke anything from cigarettes to hookahs. Hookahs are generally becoming popular throughout the generation. The hookahs are mainly used in bars, cafes, and in peoples own home. People do hookahs to have a great time with friends without knowing the consequences that they produce. If people are aware of the consequences of smoking anything from hookah to cigarettes may be used with the acknowledge of the effects. Many people are not aware of the consequences that hookahs have. Hookahs may have the same effects of a cigarette or worse. Hookah may be a disease spreader if not careful. Some people think that hookahs are just water vapor with flavoring,m not accurately knowing the harmful components of a hookah. People are not aware of the long term effects of the hookah.
Hookahs generally have the same or worse effects of a cigarette. Hookahs have the same amount of nicotine as cigarettes, eventually leading to tobacco addiction. The hookahs are said to be ten times worse than cigarettes. An hour long session of hookah has 200 puffs, meanwhile cigarettes only have 20 puffs. Some people use hookahs for fun, so they try to hold the inhalation longer. In a hookah session there are more frequency puffs making people absorb higher concentrations of the toxic fumes that are also in cigarettes.
Hookahs are for groups of people, so they are usually used in bars, cafe, and in people’s homes. If hookahs are used in large groups then the puffs would be divided among each people; making the risk of smoking more puffs than cigarettes less likely. In an hour session some people just take one puff because they may be entertained by their drinking or dancing. Meanwhile,...

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...round the world. Hookahs have become so popular that they are sold in most stores.The tobacco companies have created many jobs for people.
Many people in developing countries depend on tobacco companies for jobs. Many people that are addicted to tobacco have supplied people with job because its a growing industry. Hookahs are a main part of the worlds economy because of nicotine addicts.
In conclusion, hookahs are unhealthy to society. Hookahs give off bad example to younger generation. As the tobacco companies make up new ways to make money it downgrades the human population as a whole. People that are addicted to hookah tend to do it more frequently since hookahs are smoked in a group. When hookahs are smoked on a daily basis it creates long term effects and changes people appearance. I am not against smoking, if you want to smoke in public get a water vapor
cigar.

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