Shisha smoke, just as cigarette smoke contains toxic agents such as nicotine, carbon monoxide, heavy metals, tar and cancer-causing chemicals like benzene.
Although some nicotine is absorbed by water in the water pipe research has shown that a session of shisha smoking produces similar or higher blood concentration of the addiction- causing nicotine, in addition to higher levels of carbon monoxide compared to cigarette smoking. It's noteworthy that carbon monoxide is difficult for clinicians to identify because of the nonspecific nature of its manifestation.
Nicotine determines the amounts of tobacco smoke inhaled. The lower the nicotine content the . . .
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