aims: the dramatic increase of smoking in adolescents has become one of the major challenges in most countries and it needs further consideration. the aim of this study was to determine the smoking prevalence and some related factors among high school students. instrument & methods: this descriptive, cross-sectional study was done in 2012-13 academic year in male and female high school students...

background: it is clear that tobacco smoking and substance abuse have negative consequences on adolescent and youth’s health. tobacco smoking especially hookah smoking has increased worldwide especially among university students. this study aimed to determine the prevalence of risk‑taking behaviors such as cigarette smoking, hookah smoking, alcohol use, and drug abuse and its predictors in stud...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Hookah smoking is a growing young adult phenomenon, particularly among college students. Many users feel that it is safer than other tobacco products, although its health threats are well documented. Little is known about hookah use rates in community colleges that are attended by nearly half of all US college students. This study examined hookah use in a diverse convenie...

BACKGROUND Use of a hookah (a type of water pipe) is a traditional way of smoking tobacco, particularly in the Middle East. In Turkey, its popularity has been growing in recent years, especially among young people. It is known that cigarette smoking has genotoxic effects and causes mutations, but no comprehensive study has been done on the genotoxic effects of hookah usage, particularly in Turk...

BACKGROUND At present smoking is considered a great health-related problem. Smoking cigarettes and use of tobacco are on the rise in the Middle East countries; therefore, the number of people exposed to passive cigarette smoke is increasing, too. The aim of the present study was to determine and compare salivary cotinine levels in hookah smokers, individuals exposed to passive cigarette smoke a...

The hookah pipe is an ancient tool for smoking tobacco and is a growing public health concern at the global level. YouTube is a website that allows its members to post videos for people to watch and to share comments about the videos in an online forum. The purpose of the study was to investigate the types of videos about hookah on YouTube, their popularity, and the demographics of those who po...

BACKGROUND We have recently published some work on CEA levels in hookah (also called narghile, shisha elsewhere) and cigarette smokers. Hookah smokers had higher levels of CEA than non-smokers although mean levels were low compared to cigarette smokers. However some of them were also users of other tobacco products (cigarettes, bidis, etc.). OBJECTIVES To find serum CEA levels in ever/exclusi...

Background: Smoking is a global problem that negatively affects human health and fertility the endocrine functions of male reproductive system. Objectives: The present study aims to investigate influence different types tobacco smoking (cigarette, hookah, electronic) on semen parameters sex hormones in males from Gaza Strip. Methods Materials: A total 206 samples were classified into 156 cases ...