The heir to cigarette smoking, shisha smoking is becoming more and more popular in society nowadays. This increasing habit of shisha smoking is emerging as a fashion statement in both boys and girls. A general misconception is that, unlike cigarette smoking, hookah or shisha smoking is safe for the health. The ever increasing trend of shisha smoking is bringing the new generation to destruction and is playing an important role in pulling down the future of upcoming youth. According to a survey by the world health organization it is estimated that 36 percent of young boys and nine percent of young girls are a part of the 25 million people who smoke shisha in Pakistan. Basically, shisha or Hookah is a water pipe with a hose and smoke chamber. The specially-made tobacco, or “flavored tobacco” is not less toxic than cigarette tobacco. In fact, it has been proven through research that one hour of smoking shisha is equal to the smoke inhaled by smoking 100-200 cigarettes. So in that sense, shisha is far more harmful to your health.
During the last few years, shisha smoking has gained popularity not only in Pakistan, but also in many other countries such as India, Bangladesh and China. Although the government has announced rules and regulations regarding smoking – specifically, that children under the age of 16 are prohibited to smoke, the government is unable to ensure any kind of check and balance of these rules and underage boys and girls are seen smoking openly. Now, this fashionable trend of shisha smoking has surpassed all limits. Shisha clubs are open in places that are accessible to the young generation.
Shisha smoking has many health disadvantages. First, it contains high levels of compounds which are very harmful to the human body such as heavy metals and many other harmful compounds which are capable of producing cancer. Shisha smoking is extremely dangerous for pregnant women as it can cause abnormalities and lower birth weights in babies. The shisha pipes which are used in the shisha clubs are also not properly cleaned so there is also the short-term chance for germs to be transferred from one to another by secondhand pipe smoking.
Because of these reasons, the future of the upcoming youth is in danger due to shisha smoking. Therefore, it is important to stop this trend in order to save the health of these children throughout the world.
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