Question about hookahs...?

Question

I was just wondering...does a hookah have acual tabacco in it or is it just herbal stuff...does it have health risks like ciggarettes and stuff?

Answer 1

you can smoke weed or tobacco or banana peels in a hookah , its just a kind of pipe

Answer 2

It's tobacco, but it's got flavorings also. It's called Shisha Tobacco. It still has risks like smoking anything does, some people think that the water filters the smoke and makes it healthier.. but it doesn't.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2005...

Answer 3

herbal stuff

Answer 4

smoking anything has risks smoke is not good for anyone wether its a campfire or cigarettes but other then that its not harmful like crack or something

Answer 5

just cause its natural, it doesnt mean its good for you... see, arsenics natural... hahah.

and yes... it has actual tobacco in it... and yes. it poses the same risks as cigarettes.

Answer 6

The tobacco that you smoke out of a hookah is different from the tobacco that you smoke in cigars and cigarettes. The tobacco for hookahs is known as shisa, or simply hookah tobacco, and is flavored, i.e. guava, tropical, watermelon berries, and mint flavorings are very common.

The tobacco that is meant to be smoke out of a hookah does not present the same health risks as cigarettes and cigars. The nicotine content in hookah tobacco is lower and it contains very minimal to zero amounts of tar. It is believed, but not confirmed, at least to my knowledge, that because the smoke goes through the water in the hookah is cools it and removes some of the harmful materials before it reaches your lungs.

But because your still inhaling smoke into your lungs health risks are still associated, just not to the same extent.