HookDonHookah Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Hello all, its Don Hookah.I got some questions to ask, as a new hooka apprentice.I've been so stupid, that i have been smoking cigarettes for 10 years. At last, i got a wakeup and quitted that shit. But what happened? Of course, my friends from Iran, familiarized oneself on the world of Hooka smoking. Now on i have bought my own one, and really made myself comfortable of smoking and enjoying of writing poetry or book, or just relaxing my time and having almost a sixth sense philosophies, with nice flavours of course.BUT there is always a BUTT:As we know, Nakhla(is what i smoke) contains nicotine. I dont really have idea of how much is it compared to normal cigarettes, as it weights more and smoking sessions are lasting more time. The BUTT is that have i really been just pissing myself off for changing my lifestyle leaving those rolled piece of shit behind and now been HookDonHookah ?If some can use your precious time for clearing this for me, i would be glad, especially of your own experiences of quitting cigarettes and how did it go with Hookah on your table. And maybe some scientific info of nicotine amounts in use (cause i always find so selfconflicting information between informants).How often also, do you smoke Hookah? Is it just a random use, or have it gone to even some kind of active use?Its the Yo Man from Finland and golden handshakes for the answers.Scores to you all!HookDonHookahN.K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moefasaaa Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 yo!Nakhla has 0.5% nicotine.Washed tobaccos such as Al Fakher or Starbuzz have 0.05% nicotine.Tangiers Noir line has 0.3% nicotine, while lucid has 0.05%.Shisha tobacco has no tar, which is also a good thing.I smoke one bowl of shisha every day, so about 7 times a week. It's a very relaxing experience for me every day. There's nothing like it. Don't go down on yourself for smoking it, just don't smoke it too much and you're good to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinodos Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Typically like 3-4 times a week...BUT recently since I got my Nak order Its been like 7 days a week. I think Nak has .05% nicotine, not sure how this amounts to cigs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilikemyusername Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 I smoke one bowl per day, after my daughter goes to bed. sundays are my smoking day though, I may have 3 bowls sunday. as far as nicotine content goes, theres quite a bit, moe threw out some numbers but they probably don't mean much to you, as a rule though i figger 2 cigs worth of tobacco would have as much nicotine as 2 cigs, minus the fact that they spray extra nic on many cigs, and all those other yum-er nasty chemicals.as far as an aid to quitting cigs, it helped me alot. first I cut back from 2 packs a day to one and my precious bowl of shisha, then to ten and my bowl to 3 and my shisha to just looking forward to my delicious molasses. I'm a nakhla smoker too, I've run the gammut of shishas, trying this and that but I always go back to my trusty nakhla, its a solid performer that delivers everything it promisses unlike other brands. Welcome to the forum, I hope you have a nice stay here, Feel free to read the rules familiarize yourself with what we're all about and have a good time. We're a diverse group of characters, full of opinions and views but we're all united by this love of smoking, and not feeling so bad about it. p.s. I believe I'm in the running for run-on sentence master! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hookah hippie Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 I smoke daily I am pretty sure that nicotine can't be measured in percentage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zinite Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 QUOTE (Moefasaaa @ Jul 16 2009, 04:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>yo!Nakhla has 0.5% nicotine.Washed tobaccos such as Al Fakher or Starbuzz have 0.05% nicotine.Tangiers Noir line has 0.3% nicotine, while lucid has 0.05%.Shisha tobacco has no tar, which is also a good thing.I smoke one bowl of shisha every day, so about 7 times a week. It's a very relaxing experience for me every day. There's nothing like it. Don't go down on yourself for smoking it, just don't smoke it too much and you're good to go.Saying that it has no tar is a misnomer. Tar is not actually put in cigarettes or shisha, tar is defined as any byproduct of the combustion of tobacco (meaning any particulate breathed in through the smoking of the tobacco is considered tar). One can argue about whether shisha is truly combusted or not, but saying that shisha has/produces no tar is misleading. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hookahsmoker2 Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 Well i've never had a cig addiction but i can tell you that i smoke about 10 or so hookahs a week but have HONESTLY never found myself craving top smoke one. Its mainly a social thing to me. I've gone weeks with out smoking one and been fine. I may just be a wierd case but i'm pretty sure that its not really habbit forming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zinite Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 QUOTE (hookah hippie @ Jul 16 2009, 05:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I smoke daily I am pretty sure that nicotine can't be measured in percentageCan you please explain that? Here is an example of nicotine being described as a percent of a cigarette. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...6083001418.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joytron Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 well since the grandparents are here... none : ( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RingsMaster Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 once maybe 2 times a day at most Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. Morgan Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 A lot of it dpends on what is going on for me and how much shisha I have. I'll hit stretches where its an everyday thing and then I'll go through periods where its maybe once or twice a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RingsMaster Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 oh to add to my above statement the bowls i smoke are usually pretty small so no more than an hour session Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codename067 Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 Depends. At least 4-5 times a week recently, mostly at nights...I HATE smoking too early..the smoke itself is too warm [With Ice EVERYWHERE lol]. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 QUOTE (Capt. Morgan @ Jul 16 2009, 06:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>A lot of it dpends on what is going on for me and how much shisha I have. I'll hit stretches where its an everyday thing and then I'll go through periods where its maybe once or twice a week.+1 Same for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobo_piggy Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 Now I'm everyday smoker. I may smoke 2-3 bowls a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobo_piggy Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 I'm everyday smoker. I may smoke 2-3 bowls a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcane Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 QUOTE (bobo_piggy @ Jul 17 2009, 12:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I'm everyday smoker. I may smoke 2-3 bowls a day.+1 for me too...bordering up to 5 bowls if i have enough time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sordino Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 QUOTE (Arcane @ Jul 16 2009, 08:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>QUOTE (bobo_piggy @ Jul 17 2009, 12:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I'm everyday smoker. I may smoke 2-3 bowls a day.+1 for me too...bordering up to 5 bowls if i have enough time.Yeah average of 3 to 5 bowls a day, sometimes more for me. Mostly Nakhla. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColibriDon Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 Once a day after dinner, I stopped eating dessert and just smoke after dinner. If I feel like it, sometimes I'll throw a second bowl early afternoon. It's worth pointing out, however, my evening sessions run from about 7:30 to about midnight or so so that's a long session. On the weekend, if I have a long gaming session going on, I'll start a bowl at 2-3 in the afternoon and go until midnight or 2 in the morning. My afternoon sessions are usually only about 2.5 hours long. Sometimes I'll smoke more if I have a lot of new flavors to try but, once a day is my norm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
combs08 Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 I'll smoke once or twice a day once I get an order to try everything out but then it tampers to about 3-4 times a week if that. It changes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuie Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 QUOTE (bobo_piggy @ Jul 16 2009, 10:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I'm everyday smoker. I may smoke 2-3 bowls a day.same here, but sometimes i don't smoke that much since the baby came along. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcbayern Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 SMOKE,,, ER DAY!!Name that tune for a special prize!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bungiman Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 I smoke maybe 5 times a week.Back to the nicotine thing. If you are smoking Nakhla and you pack a 25gram bowl. 0.5% Nicotine * 25 gram = .125 gram = 125mgSimilarly, 25gram bowl of AF or other washed shisha.0.05% Nicotine * 25 gram = .0125 gram = 12.5mgNicotine in cigarettes ranges from .5mg to 2mg. With an average of around 1mg.This means that smoking a 25gram bowl of Nak, Tangier, and other unwashed shishas is equivalent to smoking 125 cigarettes. Again washed shishas would be equivalent to 12.5 cigarettes.Assuming the bowl is completely smoked, only by you, and that water doesn't affect nicotine levels. Conclusions:I found these numbers to be higher than expected. I think my math is solid. I would presume that there is something that I am not taking into account. I have to find it.Reference for nicotine levels:http://www.riteputt.com/nico_tar_content.htmSong is Dr. Dre - The Next Episode Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cypherkk Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 usually everyday, want to cut back a little though.sometimes 2-4 times on sat, and monday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcbayern Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 QUOTE (bungiman @ Jul 17 2009, 11:19 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Song is Dr. Dre - The Next EpisodeDING DING DINGWe have a weiner... YOu have won a lifetime supply of seals from Gasketsandgrommets.comCONGRATS!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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