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[Canada] Bidi and Hookah Use Among Canadian Youth: Findings From the 2010 Canadian Youth Smoking Survey [FREE FULL TEXT]

Although bidi use has not changed significantly among Canadian youth, the increase in hookah use warrants attention. Understanding the factors associated with use of bidis and hookahs can inform the development of tobacco use prevention programs to addres
Preventing Chronic Disease (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC)
added May 17, 2013 13:12
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[South Dakota] House rejects bill to include hookah lounges in smoking ban

A bill that would have have included hookah lounges in a statewide smoking ban was narrowly rejected Tuesday by the House of Representatives. The legislation would have added a definition of smoking that is missing from South Dakota’s laws that bans smok
Rapid City (SD) Journal
added Mar 6, 2013 14:59
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Hookah smoking increasingly common among first-year college women

Nearly a quarter of college women try smoking tobacco with a hookah, or water pipe, for the first time during their freshman year, according to new research from The Miriam Hospital's Center for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine.
ScienceDaily
added Jul 19, 2012 07:53
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[Saudi Arabia] Shisha shops not included in under-18 tobacco ban

Shisha shops, cafes and restaurants are not included in a recent ban implemented by the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs prohibiting the sale of tobacco products to anyone under 18, a Ministry of Health official said.
Arab News (sa)
added Jul 2, 2012 12:13
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[Canada] Hookahs added to Ottawa smoking ban

Hookah, shishas and other 'heated' tobacco and non-tobacco smoking devices are now included in the City of Ottawas public smoking ban.
Ottawa (Ont) Citizen (ca)
added Jun 27, 2012 16:05
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Waterpipe Smoking Among U.S. University Students

After cigarettes, waterpipe use was the most common form of tobacco use among university students. Because waterpipe use affects groups with a wide variety of individual and institutional characteristics, it should be included with other forms of tobacco
Nicotine and Tobacco Research
added Jun 21, 2012 10:17
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9 ways smoking a hookah can spread herpes and cause cancer

Rolling Out - Digital Urban Voice
added Apr 23, 2013 06:50
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[Asia, Pakistan] 3 Sheesha smoking Centers sealed, 16 hookahs confiscated

The District Administration has launched operation against Sheesha Smoking centers and sealed three Sheesha centers and confiscated 16 hookahs respectively.
ONLINE International News Network (pk)
added Apr 12, 2013 13:57
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[Uganda] LETTER: Shisha smoking is hazardous and its acquisition, use should be limited - Letters

Studies that have examined shisha smokers and the aerosol of shisha smoke have reported high concentrations of carbon monoxide, nicotine, “tar,” and heavy metals.
Daily Monitor (ug)
added Mar 8, 2013 06:58
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[Saudi Arabia] AHMAD: Smoking-free society: A pipe dream

So apart from the government and the NGOs, we, people of our society, should in our own way discourage this scourge and pave the way for a cleaner and better society.
Saudi Gazette Online (sa)
added Mar 3, 2013 18:51
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