The Truth about Shisha By Donna Lynsdale-Beard

Why are we here today? We are the Trading Standards from Brighton & Hove City Council Our message today: – Shisha smoking is increasing in popularity particularly amongst young people – Many people think shisha is safe – Shisha smoking is linked to ill health and can be more dangerous than cigarettes

What is Shisha? Sheesha Lung Cancer Nargile Gum Disease Hookah Oral Herpes Shisha Heart Disease Hubble-Bubble

Shisha – The Myths and Facts Smoking shisha is a safe alternative to smoking cigarettes Wrong! One session of shisha is equivalent to smoking 100 – 200 cigarettes The water in the shisha pipe filters out harmful ingredients Wrong! The water filters out only a small amount, e.g. less than 5% of nicotine

Shisha – The Myths and Facts Shisha smoking is safer than cigarette smoking because the tobacco is not burned Wrong! The charcoal still releases high levels of Carbon monoxide Shisha tobacco has no tar so is safer to smoke than other tobacco Wrong! Tobacco smoked through a shisha pipe produces more tar

Shisha – The Myths and Facts Shisha smoking is safer than cigarette smoking because the Nicotine content is lower Wrong! The Nicotine content of both cigarettes and Shisha tobacco varies greatly The smoothness of the shisha smoke makes it safer than cigarettes Wrong! The smoke is less irritating to the throat but still contains tar, carbon monoxide, and nicotine

Shisha – The Myths and Facts Shisha smoking is not addictive Wrong! Shisha smoking has potentially the same risks of dependence as any other way of smoking tobacco Shisha smoking of non-tobacco is not harmful Wrong! Herbal maassel does not contain nicotine but the smoke still contains tar, carbon monoxide and new toxins from the flavourings

What can smoking shisha do to you? Stained teeth Gum disease Smelly breath Damaged sense of taste Mouth and throat cancer

What can smoking shisha do to you? Sharing mouth pieces puts you at risk TuberculosisHepatitisOral from Tuberculosis, Hepatitis and OralHerpes

What can smoking shisha do to you? Wheezing Coughs Asthma Emphysema Colds Pneumonia Lung Cancer 83% of deaths from lung cancer, bronchitis and emphysema are related to smoking

What can smoking shisha do to you? Veins and arteries blocked by fatty deposits can increases the risk of these conditions: Stroke Heart attack Aneurysm Cramps and pains AmputationGangrene Smokers are more than twice as likely as non-smokers to die from heart disease

What can smoking shisha do to you? Stomach Ulcers Bladder Cancer Stomach Cancer Kidney Cancer Pancreas Cancer

What can smoking shisha do to you? Women that smoke during pregnancy are at risk of having a miscarriage and giving birth to a low weight baby.

Tobacco Box Health Warning This is what you don’t normally see!

Shisha v Cigarettes If you think smoking shisha pipes is ‘safer’ than smoking cigarettes then think again… One session of smoking with a shisha pipe (varying from 15 to 90 minutes) can result in smoke exposure equivalent to smoking cigarettes. The amount of carbon monoxide emitted during one shisha session is equivalent to that of smoking cigarettes.

The amount of tar produced in one session of shisha smoking is equivalent to smoking cigarettes Smoking shisha is times more dangerous than having a cigarette The uptake of nictotine from a portion of shisha tobacco is equivalent to 2-12 cigarettes

If you smoke at home…so does your family! Breathing in second-hand smoke increases the risk of lung cancer by 24% and heart disease by 25% An estimated 12,000 non-smokers die each year in the UK as a result of second-hand smoke 17,000 children under the age of 5 are admitted to hospital every year in the UK, with illness resulting from second-hand smoke Children regularly exposed to tobacco smoke are three times more likely to contract lung cancer in later life, than children from non-smoking homes