OP027 THROUGH THE SMOKE-SCREEN: EMPOWERING YOUTH TO SPEAK AGAINST SHISHA SMOKING

Leader of Youth to Speak Today

today. Dr. Solzbacher received I n doctorate in political and economic sci ciice from Cologne tin v er-.il \ . G I T many, and al though only t w e n t y six yearo l d he has addressed au diences in Europe aggrega t ing 50,000 people. It is his belief thai war might he abedished by p r o m o t i n g fr iendship amoi iM the youth of the nations of the wor ld , and in defense of this theory, lie ...

Shisha Smoking Trend: Current Scenario in Karachiites

The objective of the present work is to study the awareness and causes of shisha (waterpipe) smoking among adolescents in Karachi, Pakistan. A cross-sectional study was conducted among the youth aged 16-25 years in various shisha bars/cafes of Karachi, based on convenient sampling. A total of 145 respondents i.e. males (n =107, 73.79%) and females (n = 38, 26.2%), participated in the study. Mor...

Waterpipe smoking (shisha) in England The public health challenge

#Hookah, #Shisha, #Narghile: The Portrayal of #Waterpipe Smoking on Instagram

Background: In the last 25 years, rates of waterpipe tobacco smoking have sharply increased in the United States and other Western countries. At the same time, social media platforms such as Instagram have become a popular way to portray content related to waterpipe smoking. Thus, public health researchers have become interested in the potential relationship between the portrayal of waterpipe s...

Is Smoking Shisha Safer than Cigarettes: Comparison of Health Effects of Shisha and Cigarette Smoking among Young Adults in Kuwait

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to compare the health effects of shisha smoking with cigarette smoking among male college students in Kuwait. SUBJECTS AND METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted on 525 male students in Kuwait from September to October 2013. A pretested questionnaire was used for information on demographics and health complaints. Peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) w...