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[mushrat]

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[NERV]

that artical is copied from another site ive seen, its bullsh*t, totall
bullsh*t, how could hookah POSSIBLY contain the same amount of
chemicals and nictoine that a cigarette does, when cigarettes have
added chemicals and extra nicotine, and massel is just tobacco leaves
with honey/molasses and flavor. and just cuz he says that hookah si as
bad as cigarettes dont make it so, may i remind everyone of that filter
picture, a picture is worth 1000 words and even if it gave off the same
nicotine there is obviously less chemicals, like comparing a mcdonalds
burger to a fresh one.



and what the hell is that about hookah being a gateway to cigarettes?
they are completely different asside form the fact that there is
tobacco in them

[yashman19]

Good points NERV.
Also, ciggs have a direct flame on the tobacco which causes it to burn hotter, while hookah is not directly burning the tobacco, plus filtering through water. Ever noticed how hookah smoke doesn't burn your eyes like a cigg will? Not that that makes a big difference with health risks, but it makes me feel better about myself ;-)
We will never be able to convince everyone about the differences of ciggs and hookah. People are ignorant. They will always see smoke as smoke, and that thats no good for your lungs. I will admit that hookah isn't healthy for us, but I can't stand how people look down on hookah for the wrong reasons.