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For decades, authors and researchers have written tons of articles, papers, journals and books about the effects of Shisha on the human body which had been read by many. Yet people want to read more about this sensational Shisha. At the moment, people won’t believe a thing without facts on it. So one would like to know the important details about what about Shisha that makes people so intrigue and what sets it apart from cigarette.  Facts about the inside story why Shisha had the particular effects in the body and why Shisha users want more of it, making them smoke more and more every day. Does Shisha contain more harmful substance than cigarette smoking? Are there similarities and differences between the Shisha water-pipe and cigarette as to the modality of the harmful substances it can deliver to the body of the user? Questions like these need answers.

Below are enumerated facts you must you must know about Shisha.

The process of smoking Shisha and breathing in the second hand smoke from water-pipes can also be reputed as having similar effects as exposure to smoking cigarette. The belief of many that Shisha is harmless leads to their health breakdown/complication. Shisha is equally as dangerous as smoking cigarette.

There is a high concentration of carbon monoxide (CO) in Shisha same quantity contains in amounts equal to or greater than that from cigarettes. Carbon monoxide replaces oxygen on red blood cells, making it harder for the body to deliver adequate oxygen to vital organs which can later lead to organ damage.

Smoking Shisha contains significant amounts of nicotine, levels of costic compounds such as tar, carbon monoxide (car exhaust), heavy metals like cobalt, and lead; and a host of cancer-causing chemicals.

Smoking Shisha produces increased blood nicotine levels and heart rate as cigarette use. The inhaled substances trigger chemical reactions in nerve endings, this release dopamine; which is associated with the feeling of pleasure. This seems to play an important role in nicotine addiction. A Shisha smoker is still smoking tobacco and the nicotine in it causes dependence after using it for several times.

Unlike cigarettes, Shisha smoke may also contain charcoal or wood cinder combustion products from the heat source used to burn the tobacco, increasing the cancer-causing agents in the smoke. Apart from the harmful effect of the chemical, the end product produced by the charcoal only intensifies the damage it can cause to the body.

Shisha smoke is associated with increased risk of disease including cancer, heart disease, lung disease and many other deadly ailments. It might not be noticeable now but the harmful chemicals are already slowly damaging certain parts of the body of a Shisha user.

Of concern, smokers of water pipes may be exposed to even more smoke than cigarette smokers because waterpipe smoking sessions last from 20-80 minutes during which a smoker may inhale as much smoke as that from 100 or more cigarettes. This only magnified and multiplied the effects of smoking Shisha.

So be informed to be familiar, Shisha is one name for water pipes, which is a method of smoking tobacco. Other names include hookah, boory, goza, narghile, nargile, arghile, and hubble bubble.

The most common form of tobacco smoked in a water pipe is called Maassel, which is sweetened and flavoured in such flavours as apple, mint, cappuccino, etc.

Shisha water pipes are most common in areas of China, India, Pakistan, and the Eastern Mediterranean Region, United States as well as in Nigeria. Also to be noted, that Shisha outlet had been showing up like a mushroom in different parts of the globe today.

Pregnant women smoking a Shisha are putting their unborn child at great risk for low birth weight and other birthing problems.

Other health risk includes the spread of infectious diseases like tuberculosis, herpes, and hepatitis. Viral infections can be transmitted through the sharing of the same mouthpiece; a common custom in many cultures.

In conclusion, the available evidence suggests that smoking Shisha water pipes and being exposed to second-hand smoke from water pipes are associated with a high degree of health risk, including cancer risk. There is a widespread misconception that Shisha smoking is safe. In general, people know little about its health effects and believe that it is less harmful than cigarette smoking. Another common misconception among Shisha users is that they will not suffer any adverse consequences if they smoke occasionally rather than daily like most cigarette smokers. Yet even occasional users could be harmed because they probably inhale a lot of smoke full of toxic substances during smoking sessions that typically last for 45 minutes to over an hour both directly and through second-hand smoke.

Knowing these facts will aid you know why Shisha could have this big impact on your health and well being.