Is It Ok To Inhale Pipe Tobacco?
Smoking is addictive, and smokers are at increased risk of developing head and neck, liver and lung cancers. However, smokers hardly get lung cancer unless they inhale the smoke directly. If passive smoking is so dangerous, lung cancer poses a health risk to smokers who are exposed to secondhand smoke as much, if not more, than those around them. Because most pipe smokers don't actually inhale the smoke coming from the pipe, the health risks from casual smoking are negligible compared to smoking traditional cigarettes, which are rich in tar as well as nicotine. Even if smokers don't inhale, they are still exposed to the toxic chemicals in pipe smoke. The cooling effect of water can actually increase the damage by allowing hookah smokers to inhale the smoke deeper into their lungs. As the hot smoke passes through the water at the base of the hookah, the smoke cools and is therefore easily and deeply inhaled, even by first-time tobacco smokers. Smoking from a hookah pos...