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The chest physician referred to a WHO study that showed that
parents who
had 15 per cent acceptability for smoking cigarettes reflected
over 70 per cent
acceptability for Shisha smoking.
Dr. Khan deplored that in countries like Pakistan a single
cigarette pack was
cheaper than a loaf of bread and consequently smoking was
getting popularamong youth due to its easy availability and
affordability.
Appropriate and efficient measures to prohibit smoking and
tobacco chewing
will not only prevent deaths but also curtail heavy expenditure
incurred on
diseases caused due to consumption of tobacco and its
bi-products, he said.
He further added that Tarceva, a medicine used for the treatment
of lung
cancer, costs patients more that US$ 4000 per month, and is
unaffordable for
majority of Pakistani.
Meanwhile, a PIMA press release issued here on Monday stated
that the two
day 12thBiennial Convention of the Association concluded on
Sunday evening
at Hyderabad. The event was attended by renowned consultants,
including
Pediatricians, Cardiologists, Nutritionists, Oncologists,
Gynecologists,
Hematologists and other medical professionals. A large number
of
postgraduate students and pharmacists from all over Sindh also
attended the
moot.
Smoking increases among Pakistaniwomen
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The number of college and university going
women smokers in the country has jumped to 16 percent from
six
percent in the recent years, said Prof. Javaid A. Khan, a senior
chest
physician and researcher in his presentation during 12th
Biennial
Convention of Pakistan Islamic Medical Association (PIMA).
He said women smokers too, are bearing the same
healthconsequences of tobacco usage as the male smokers,
Pakistanis in general consume Rs. 450 billion worth of
tobacco
annually including 120 billion rupees on smoking cigarettes
daily, added
the Consultant Chest Physician, currently associated with Aga
Khan
University Hospital.
In his key-note address on Tobacco ControlKey to
DiseasePrevention, he said millions of rupees are also spent on pan
chewing,
besides niswar and hookah by the masses each year.
According to a PIMA press release issued here on Monday the two
day
12th Biennial Convention of the Association, concluded on
Sunday
evening at Hyderabad, was attended by renowned consultants,
including Pediatricians, Cardiologists, Nutritionists,
Oncologists,
Gynecologists, Hematologists and other medical
professionals.
A large number of postgraduate students and pharmacists from
all
parts of Sindh also attended the moot.
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Dr. Javaid A. Khan in his keynote address said tobacco usage in
the form
of Shisha or Hooka, gaining steady popularity among youth in
urban
areas of the country, was 100 times more harmful than
cigarettes.
Smoking Shisha for an hour is equal to smoking 100 cigarettes in
the
same time, he said.
The chest physician, a strong proponent of anti-smoking campaign
said
shisha also contains nicotine and tar that result in lung cancer
and
heart attacks.
Unfortunately many people consider Shisha as a non-hazardous
leisurely activity, he said.
The chest physician referred to a WHO study that showed parents
who
had only 15 percent acceptability for smoking reflected over 70
percent
acceptability for the Shisha smoking.
It is an alarming trend and there was an immediate need to
create
awareness regarding diseases caused due to smoking, in one or
the
other form, he said.
Dr. Khan deplored that in countries like Pakistan; a single
cigarette was
cheaper than a loaf of bread and consequently was getting
popular
among youth due to its availability and affordability.
He said that tobacco was responsible for 100,000 deaths annually
in
Pakistan.
Appropriate and efficient measures to prohibit smoking and
tobacco
chewing will not only prevent deaths but also curtail heavy
expenditure
incurred on diseases caused due to consumption of tobacco and
its bi-
products, he said.
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especially popular) introducing it to the youth.
South Asia[edit]
India[edit]
The intricate work on a Malabar Hookah
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The concept of hookah is thought to have originated In
India,[39]once the
province of the wealthy, it was tremendously popular
especially
duringMughalrule. The hookah has since become less popular;
however,
it is once again garnering the attention of the masses, and cafs
and
restaurants that offer it as a consumable are popular. The use
of hookahs
from ancient times in India was not only a custom, but a matter
of prestige.
Rich and landed classes would smoke hookahs.
Tobacco is smoked in hookahs in many villages as per traditional
customs.
Smoking tobacco-molasses is now becoming popular amongst the
youth in
India. There are several chain clubs, bars and coffee shops in
India offering
a wider variety ofmuassels,including non-tobacco versions.
Hookah was
recently banned inBangalore.However, it can be bought or rented
for
personal usage or organized parties.[40]
Koyilandy,a small fishing town on the west coast of India, once
made and
exported hookahs extensively. These are known asMalabar Hookhas
or
Koyilandy Hookahs.Today these intricate hookahs are difficult to
find
outside of Koyilandy and are becoming difficult even to find in
Koyilandy
itself.
As hookah makes resurgence in India, there have been numerous
raids
and bans recently on hookah smoking, especially
inGujarat.[41]
Pakistan[edit]
Although it has been traditionally prevalent in rural areas
for
generations,[42]smoking hookahs has become very popular in
the
cosmopolitan cities of Pakistan. One can see many cafs in
Pakistan
offering hookah smoking to its guests. Even lots of households
have
hookahs for smoking or decoration purposes.
In Punjab, Pakhtunkhwa, and in northern Balochistan, the topmost
part on
which coals are placed is called chillum.
In big cities like Karachi and Lahore, cafes and restaurants
offers Hookah
and charged on per hours.
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Shisha is 100 times worse than
cigarettes
by Rob Corder on Wednesday, 30 May 2007
Hookah pipes do not make tobacco smoking safer, says the
World
Health Organisation.Smoking tobacco using the traditional
hookah
waterpipe has been part of the fabric of life in the Middle East
for
centuries.
Its documented evolution stretches back to 16th century
India
where one historian recorded that the waterpipe was invented by
a
physician during the reign of Emperor Akbar as a less
harmfulmethod of tobacco use.
The physician, Hakim Abul Fath, suggested that "tobacco
smoke
should be first passed through a small receptacle of water so
that it
would be rendered harmless."
So began a myth that shisha smoking is far less dangerous to
health than cigarette and pipe smoking.
This week, the World Health Organisation has quashed that
myth,
suggesting that smoking a hookah is more dangerous than
smoking
cigarettes. It also said that more research is needed into the
link
between the use of the waterpipe and several fatal
illnesses.
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An advisory note from the WHO says that smoking a hookah may
expose the smoker to more smoke over a longer period of time
than
occurs when smoking cigarettes.
Because smoking a hookah may take up to 80 minutes, the
report
suggests that the smoker is subjecting himself to as much smoke
as
somebody dragging on 100 cigarettes.
And the water does not strip out all toxic substances. Some of
the
nicotine is absorbed, but this leads to people smoking for
longer in
order to experience the effects of the drug, and therefore
inhaling
more smoke containing carbon monoxide, heavy metals and
othertoxic compounds, which leads to heart and respirator
Fatwa declares shisha haram for Muslims
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. The National Council for Islamic Affairs in Malaysia issued
the Fatwa (edictsdeclaring shisha haram and prohibiting Muslims
from providing shisha-smok
activity associated with it.
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The popular pastime of smoking shisha or water-pipe smoking has
finally bee
(forbidden) for Muslims
Justifying the Fatwa, the committee chairman Prof Emeritus Tan
Sri Dr Abdu
explained that the committee found that all scientific findings
by way of com
the country and internationally had proved that shisha had a
most detriment
widespread use, particularly among youths and women, was most
worrying.
"After listening to experts from the Health Ministry and
scrutinising medical
evidence from the country and abroad on the ill-effects of
shisha, the comm
prohibit shisha for Muslims," he said in a statement. "Shisha is
clearly harmfu
wasteful activity that is categorised as a bad or despicable
thing that all Musl
Shisha smoking, also called hookah, narghilem water pipe, or
hubble bubble
smoking tobacco, sometimes mixed with fruit or molasses sugar,
through a btube. The tube ends in a mouthpiece from which the
smoker inhales the smo
substances being burnt into their lungs.
Popular flavouring includes apple, plum, coconut, mango, mint,
strawberry a
or charcoal is burned in the shisha pipe to heat the tobacco and
create the sm
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Anything that contains tobacco increases the chance for cancer
cells to deve
shisha is harmless, whereas they at least know cigarettes are
bad for them. S
have a higher risk of developing lung cancer because of the
'no-tobacco-cont
he said.
The Fatwa has left many shisha lovers bewildered and sometimes
angry. The
comparison with cigarettes and argue that smoking a shisha over
several hou
more cultivated than having a quick cigarette.
As shisha smoking is a largely social activity, a nozzle used to
inhale and exha
smoke is usually shared between many people. The nozzle can play
host to h
microbacteria and viral hepatitis such as tuberculosis and even
Hepatitis A, w
shisha smokers risk of contracting diseases.
As shisha sessions are considered a leisurely activity, smokers
also tend to ta
a longer period of time, which can cause a higher risk of
developing oral and
prolonged absorption of toxins.
Shisha smoking is traditionally used by the people from Middle
East or Asian
becoming increasing popular UK and America. The flavoured
tobacco is smok
worldwide for its sweet smell and smooth taste. A study by the
American Lunshowed a worldwide increase in shisha use in recent
years, mostly among yo
students.
The amount of bars and cafes offering the exotic pipe have
rocketed in recen
number of people enjoying a smoking session increasing by 210
per cent in ju
a very popular thing to attend a parlour and enjoy a pipe with
friends while c
latest news and gossip.
The sweet smell of the smoke is very appealing to a lot of
people and this is a
in popularity. This kind of smoking is regarded as non addictive
to be enjoyed
and a very good alternative to cigarettes and cigars. People who
partake in th
is very relaxing and helps them get rid of the stresses of the
day.
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According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), a 60-minute
shisha sessi
100 to 200 times more smoke than a regular cigarette, which
translates into
toxic fumes for both the smoker and the people around them. The
estimated
show that, on average, a smoker will inhale half a litre of
smoke per cigarette
smoker can take in anything from just under a sixth of a litre
to a litre of smo
Shisha smoking is not just limited to the male population. As in
other parts o
Pakistan also women and young girls are smoking shisha is the
cool thing to b
modern women. Many colleges and school going girls smoke shisha
daily. Ac
conducted by Pakistan Medical Research Council (PMRC) in 71
educational in
were of shisha smokers were females against 29.8% males.
For these young girls, shisha smoking is new style of spending
their pastime oenjoyments are only for the mean time. In the long
run, this circle of friends
their own lives. They will eventually meet someone special and
decided to m
own families. Then here comes the time where they encounter some
of the p
Women who smoke shisha during pregnancy have babies with an
increased r
diseases. Shisha smoking can increase womens risk of blood
clots. Shisha sm
the unborn babys development. The smoke from Shisha decreases
the oxyge
mothers body which ultimately results to the shortness of breath
to the fetuthe baby towards death.
Prevention is better than cure, so that for those people who are
tempted to
you still have a chance to consider the above results. You have
always the ch
difference. For those people who are smoking Shisha for some
time now, it is
the wheel of your life. You have the option whether to smoke to
you and you
destruction. Or make that choice to have a clean living and have
a health.
