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July 30th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda MONDAY, July 30 (HealthDay News) — First-time use of a hookah
(water pipe) to smoke tobacco is increasingly common among U.S. female
college students in their freshman year, a new study finds.
Researchers surveyed 483 female college freshman and found that 343 had
not used a hookah before college. Of those 343 students, 23 percent tried
hookah smoking during their first year of college.
Hookah use appeared to be linked to alcohol and marijuana use. The more
alcohol the students consumed, the more likely they were to try hookah
smoking. Students who used marijuana engaged in hookah smoking more often
than others.
The researchers also found that certain personality traits, such as a
higher level of impulsivity and a strong tendency to compare oneself to
others, predicted frequency of hookah use.
The study was published online in the journal Psychology of
Addictive Behaviors.
The findings are troubling because there’s been a dramatic increase in
hookah smoking rates among young adults in the United States over the last
two decades, said the researchers at Miriam Hospital in Providence,
R.I.
Some studies suggest that levels of hookah smoking among young adults
are on par with cigarette smoking.
Many college students mistakenly believe that hookah smoking is safer
than cigarettes, but hookah smoking has been linked with many of the same
diseases caused by cigarettes, including lung cancer, respiratory
conditions and gum disease, the researchers noted.
“The popularity and social nature of hookah smoking, combined with the
fact that college freshmen are more likely to experiment with risky
behavior, could set the stage for a potential public health issue, given
what we know about the health risks of hookah smoking,” lead author Robyn
Fielder, a research intern Miriam Hospital’s Centers for Behavioral and
Preventive Medicine, said in a hospital news release.
More information
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has more about hookahs.
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