11 Facts About Hookah

Hookah, (Devanagari), IPA: ; see other names), shisha, or waterpipe is a single- or multi-stemmed instrument for heating or vaporizing and then smoking either tobacco, flavored tobacco (often mu?assel), or sometimes cannabis, hashish, and opium.

Hookah and waterpipe use is a global public health concern, with high rates of use in the populations of the Middle East and North Africa as well as in young people in the United States, Europe, Central Asia, and South Asia.

Hookah pipe is known as the "marra pipe" in the UK, especially in the North East, where it is used for recreational purposes.

Hookah later became a physician in the Mughal court and raised health concerns after smoking tobacco became popular among Indian noblemen.

Hookah subsequently envisaged a system that allowed smoke to be passed through water in order to be 'purified'.

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Hookah has been a traditional smoking instrument in Bangladesh, particularly among the old Bengali Muslim zamindar gentry.

Hookah lounges spread quite quickly between 2008 and 2011 in urban areas and became popular among young people as well as middle-aged people as a relaxation method.

Hookah was virtually unknown in Southeast Asia before the latter 20th century, yet the popularity among contemporary younger people is vastly growing.

Hookah Wind Cover is a cover that sits over the bowl area, with some form of air holes.

Tobacco or Mu'assel, sometimes called Shisha in places where it does not refer to the Hookah itself, is a syrupy tobacco mix with molasses and vegetable glycerol as moisturizer and specific flavors added to it.

Hookah smoking is associated with increased risk of several cancers, pulmonary diseases (impaired pulmonary function, chronic bronchitis, and emphysema), coronary artery disease, periodontal disease, obstetrical and perinatal problems (low birth weight and pulmonary problems at birth), larynx and voice changes, and osteoporosis.