The story has been told many times: waterpipe, a centuries-old tobacco use method in which smoke is passed through water before being inhaled, probably originated on the Indian subcontinent and southeast Asia. Over the years, it spread and became popular in the Middle East. During most of the 20th century, it seemed that waterpipe’s heyday had passed, in favour of easy-to-use types of tobacco s...

INTRODUCTION Waterpipe use among adolescents has been increasing progressively. Yet no studies were reported to assess the validity and reliability of nicotine dependence scale. The current study aims to assess the validity and reliability of an Arabic version of the modified Waterpipe Tolerance Questionnaire WTQ among school-going adolescent waterpipe users. METHODS In a cross-sectional stud...

BACKGROUND The number of waterpipe tobacco smokers has been increasing worldwide. Smokers can be exposed to a number of toxicants, some of which are metals. The aim of this study is to quantitatively determine if the water filtration stage of the waterpipe smoking process successfully decreases exposure to Bi, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mg, Mn, Mo, Ni, Pb, V, and U. METHODS Four samples of commercially avai...

The growing trend of waterpipe smoking worldwide is supporting the need to investigate the health effects of this form of tobacco use. While a number of studies have begun bridging the knowledge gap, few have attempted to quantify the concentration of toxic and essential metals smokers are exposed to. This study aims to determine the amount of Bi, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mg, Mn, Mo, Ni, Pb and V smokers ar...

continents convened in Abu Dhabi, U.A.E between October 21–23 2013 at the First international conference on waterpipe tobacco smoking to review the evidence and recommend actions to curb the waterpipe tobacco pandemic. A declaration was issued on October 23, 2013. In Building on the Declaration of the 1st Conference adopted in Abu Dhabi, a second declaration was issued following the 2nd Confere...

objective(s):this study focused on the effect of waterpipe smoke exposure toxicity on the structure of albino rat’s ventricular tissue and their recovery. materials and methods: albino rats were divided into three groups: control, flavored, and unflavored. the control group was exposed to normal air while the flavored and unflavored groups were exposed to waterpipe smoke for a period of 90 days...

INTRODUCTION Prevalence of hookah or waterpipe smoking is increasing in the United States, particularly among college-aged students. Little research has examined the relationship between hookah smoking, other risk-seeking behaviors, and specific personality factors. The current study aims to address this gap in the literature. METHODS A random sample of 10,000 students at two southeastern sta...

The general lack of knowledge about the health effects of waterpipe smoking is among the reasons for its global spread. In this study, bacterial contamination of waterpipe hoses was investigated. Twenty hoses were collected from waterpipe cafés and screened for bacterial pathogens using standard culture and isolation techniques. Additionally, resistance of isolated bacteria to common antibiotic...