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"Hubbly bubbly" more dangerous than
cigarettes
 “It
is cool NOT to smoke – especially hubbly bubbly.”
This is
the message from Sr Frances Minné, CANSA’s Health Programmes Coordinator
in Potchefstroom who held an exhibition about the dangers of smoking
hubbly bubbly (hookah/water pipe) at North West University on 7 May
2008.
Over 500
students attended the interactive exhibition. “It was very frightening to
realise how many students are deceived that water pipe or hubbly smoking
is safe because it is filtered through water,” said Minné, whose
presentation included a demonstration of a hubbly pipe and other related
products.
How water
pipes work
Water
pipes have a head, body, water bowl and hose. Holes in the bottom of the
head allow smoke to pass into the body’s central conduit. This conduit is
submerged in the water that half fills the water bowl. The hose is not
submerged, exits from the water bowl’s top and ends with a mouthpiece from
which the smoker inhales.
The
tobacco, which is placed into the head is very moist and often sweetened
or flavoured, does not burn in a self sustaining manner. Thus, the
charcoal is placed on top of the tobacco filled head often seperated by
perforated aluminium foil. The smoker inhales through the hose creating a
vacuum above the water and drawing air through the body and over the
tobacco and charcoal.
Having
passed over the charcoal, the heated air, which now also contains charcoal
combustion products, passes through the tobacco and the smoke aerosol is
produced. The smoke passes through the water pipe body, bubbles through
the water in the bowl and is carried through the hose to the smoker.
Contrary
to ancient folklore and popular belief, the smoke that emerges from the
water pipe contains numerous toxins known to cause lung cancer, heart
disease and other diseases. Remember that water pipe smoking also
delivers the addictive drug nicotine.
A water
pipe smoking session may expose the smoker to more smoke over a longer
period of time than a cigarette smoker: cigarette smokers typically take
8-12, 40-47 ml puffs over 5-7 minutes and inhale 0.5 to 0.6 litres of
smoke.
Compare
that to water pipe smoking sessions which typically last 20-80 minutes,
during which the smoker may take 50-200 puffs which range from about 0.15
to 1 litre of smoke each. The water pipe smoker may therefore inhale as
much smoke during one session as a cigarette smoker would inhale consuming
100 or more cigarettes! While water does absorb some of the nicotine,
water pipe smokers can be exposed to sufficient doses of this drug to
cause addiction.
Serious hazard
Using the
water pipe to smoke tobacco poses a serious potential health hazard to
both smokers and others exposed to the smoke emitted. Using the water pipe
is NOT a safe alternative to cigarette smoking. A typical 1 hour long
water pipe smoking session involves inhaling 100-200 times the volume of
smoke inhaled with a single cigarette. Even after it has been passed
through water, the smoke produced by a water pipe contains high levels of
toxic compounds, including carbon monoxide, heavy metals and cancer
causing elements.
Because of the growing popularity of this type of smoking, CANSA North
West & Limpopo will be launching a blog on this subject soon.
CANSA
Potchefstroom would like to thank Radio PUK for advertising of the event
and to the World Health Organisation study group on Tobacco Product
Regulation (TobReg), April 2008.
Hubbly bubbly sounds cool - but it's
dangerous and addictive
Smoking a hubbly
bubbly, also known as a hookah, waterpipe or narghile, is not a safe
alternative to smoking. It is associated with many of the same risks as
smoking and may in fact involve some unique health risks, says the Cancer
Association of South Africa (CANSA).
A typical 1-hour
long waterpipe smoking session involves inhaling 100 – 200 times the
volume of smoke inhaled with a single cigarette. Even after the smoke has
passed through the water, it still contains high levels of toxic
compounds, including carbon monoxide, metals and cancer causing chemicals.
There is no proof that any device or accessory can make waterpipe smoking
safer.
“Young people
are lead to believe using waterpipes is safe and fun, but they are
deadly,” says Gerda Strauss, Head of Health Progammes at CANSA. “We need
to educate the population on the serious health risks associated with
waterpipe use, to prevent an increase in tobacco related deaths."
The waterpipe was
invented in India during the 16th century; it was thought that passing the
smoke through water made the smoke harmless. This misconception is still
believed by many today, but the smoke that emerges from a waterpipe
contains numerous toxins known to cause lung cancer, heart disease and
other diseases. While water does absorb some of the nicotine, waterpipe
smokers can be exposed to sufficient doses of this drug to cause
addiction, making trying to quit the habit difficult.
The popularity of
waterpipe smoking appears to be encouraged by the social nature of the
activity as well as the unfounded assumptions of relative safety compared
to cigarettes. In reality, a waterpipe smoking session may expose the
smoker to more smoke over a longer period of time than occurs when smoking
a cigarette.
Using tobacco in
any form or flavour, smoked, chewed or inhaled, greatly increases the risk
of serious tobacco related diseases, leading to a poor quality of life and
premature death.
Contact CANSA
For more
information please contact Gerda Strauss, Head of Health Programmes,
CANSA. Email gstrauss@email.org.za, Tel: 011 616 7662 or Cell: 082 399
7199. Alternately, contact CANSA toll-free on 0800 22 66 22.
Hubbly Bubblies, Hookahs, Narghiles,
Waterpipes
Alice Victor
2008-05-25
The names may sound cool, but they are
not. They are dangerous and addictive killers.
History
According to one historical account,
the waterpipe was invented in India during the 16th century by a physician
named Hakim Abul Fath, who suggested that smoke “should be passed through
a small receptacle of water so that it would be rendered harmless.”
Contrary to this ancient lore and today’s popular belief, the smoke that
emerges from a waterpipe contains numerous toxicants known to cause lung
cancer, heart disease and other diseases. While water does absorb some of
the nicotine, waterpipe smokers can be exposed to a sufficient doses of
this drug to cause addiction.
Myths vs Facts
Traditionally, waterpipes have been
used to smoke tobacco and other substances by the indigenous people Africa
and Asia for the past 4 centuries. Today, the highest rates of waterpipe
smoking occur in the North African, the Eastern Mediterranean regions and
South East Asia. Since the 1990’s, waterpipe smoking has spread among new
populations and demographics to include college students and young persons
in the United States, Brazil, Western European and Southern African
countries.
The popularity of waterpipe smoking appears to be stimulated by the social
nature of the activity as well as the unfounded assumptions of relative
safety compared to cigarettes. In reality, a water pipe smoking session
may expose the smoker to more smoke over a longer period of time than
occurs when smoking a cigarette.
Cigarette smokers typically take 8 – 12, 40-47 ml puffs over 5-7 minutes
and inhale 0.5 to 0.6 litres of smoke. In contrast, water pipe smoking
sessions typically the last 20-80 minutes, during which the smoker may
take 50-200 puffs which range from about 0.15 to 1 litre of smoke each.
The water pipe smoker may therefore inhale as much smoke during one
session as a cigarette smoker would inhale consuming 100 or more
cigarettes
Facts
Preliminary
research on patterns of waterpipe smoking supports the idea that waterpipe
smoking is associated with many of the same risks as cigarette smoking and
may, in fact, involve some unique health risks.
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Using a
waterpipe to smoke tobacco is not a safe alternative to cigarette
smoking.
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A typical
1-hour long waterpipe smoking session involves inhaling 100 – 200 times
the volume of smoke inhaled with a single cigarette.
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Even after the
smoke has passed through the water, it still contains high levels of
toxic compounds, including carbon monoxide, metals and cancer causing
chemicals.
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There is no
proof that any device or accessory can make waterpipe smoking safer.
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