Hookah responsible for over half of tobacco smoke inhaled by young smokers

(University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences) Smoking tobacco from a waterpipe, also known as a hookah, accounted for over half of the tobacco smoke volume consumed by young adult hookah and cigarette smokers in the US, a new University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine analysis discovered. In the US, hookah smoking rates are increasing and cigarette smoking rates are decreasing, especially among young adults.
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