One hour of hookah smoking, the CDC reported, delivers three- to six-fold higher levels of carbon monoxide and 46-fold higher levels of tar than from a single cigarette. The WHO concluded, Even after it has been passed through water, the smoke produced by a waterpipe contains high levels of toxic compounds, including carbon monoxide, heavy metals and cancer-causing chemicals. Other studies have shown that, in addition to increasing ones carbon monoxide levels, hookah smoking caused peoples heart rates and blood pressure to rise significantly
Meanwhile, investigations are under way into alternative ways of delivering nicotine that will satisfy the most hardened of addicts
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