hooked on hookahs

Upload: niranpai

Post on 30-May-2018

222 views

Category:

Documents


0 download

TRANSCRIPT

  • 8/9/2019 Hooked on Hookahs

    1/8

    Hooked on HookahsLatest trend hurting youth

  • 8/9/2019 Hooked on Hookahs

    2/8

    Introduction

    What is Hookah?

    How is it known as indifferent parts of the world?

    History of Hookah

    Narghile or Nargila inAfrican & Mediterranean

    countries

    Shisha in Persian &Arab countries

    Ghalyun in Iran

    Hookah in South-eastAsia, America

    Invented by Hakim AbulFath during the reign ofAkbar (1556 - 1605)

    Spread due to BritishEast India Companysetting up business inIndia.

    British spread it to theWestern world and alsoto its colonies during itstime.

    Embedded in traditionalcultures of Persiancountries during thereign of Murat V (1623 -

  • 8/9/2019 Hooked on Hookahs

    3/8

    Current Status

    Flavours of Hookah

    Places where youcan find Hookah inMumbai

    Sudden rise inpopularity of Hookah

    Hookah contains molassestobacco i.e. tobacco thatcontains artificial flavours &honey.

    Vanilla Coconut Rose, Jasmine, Mint Honey Chocolate Strawberry, Raspberry Watermelon Peach, Pineapple Cherry, Orange Apple, Apricot Grape, Cola, etc.

    Blends to obtain complextastes.

    Mabruk, Santacruz (East) Sheesha, Kandivli (East), Bandra(West), Andheri (West) &Kanjurmarg (West) Haka, Andheri (West) Blue Waters Restaurant, Andheri(West) Morokko Bar and Kitchen, Malad(West) Mezbaan Sheesha, Bandra(West) Hukka n Tikka, Byculla (West) Liquide Fumee, Thane (West)

    Firangi Dhaba, Malad (West) Caf XO, Chembur (East) Banjara, Borivali (West) Mocha, Andheri(West),Chuchgate & Mulund Flavours, Malad (East) Zuss Sizzlers, Andheri (West) &CBD Belapur (West) Cross Caf, Kharghar & Nerul(East)

    Many more

    Major reasons for growingpopularity of Hookah are:

    Flavoured Tobacco Mix

    Mushrooming of Hookahestablishments

    Aggressive Marketing

    Media Hype

    How regular do you smoke Hookah?

    What does Hookah contain?

  • 8/9/2019 Hooked on Hookahs

    4/8

    Cuts the craving

    Water the purifier

    The nicotine catch

    Social activity

    Hookah is not very addictivelike cigarettes.

    It is mainly due to lesspercentage of nicotinecontent in it.

    But, it can be addictive if notsmoked for a longer period oftime.

    Water in the basin of thepipe absorbs the dangerouschemicals found in thetobacco

    It removes some toxiccompounds like particulates

    But existing researchdocuments that still manytoxins do remain in thewater-filtered smoke

    Nicotine, the main addictive

    compound in tobacco smoke,passes through the waterfilter

    Therefore, addiction possibleif smoked for a longer

    duration

    But, still a better option thancigarettes if smoked in agroup

    Smoking Hookah is a longprocess

    Dont get an instant kick asin cigarettes

    Being a social activity, thetotal time of individualsmoking becomes very less.

    Hookah v/s Cigarettes

    Do you think Hookah is addictive?

    el like smoking cigarette after smoking

  • 8/9/2019 Hooked on Hookahs

    5/8

    Effects of Hookah

    Effect of Hookah onHealth

    Effect of Hookah onYouth

    Assessing specific dangers ischallenging as most of them evensmoke cigarettes

    High contents of CO, tar, nicotine

    Charcoals produce carcinogens

    It can cause lung, bladder & oralcancer, cancer of esophagus &stomach, peptic ulcer, heartdisease & respiratory diseases

    Infections like tuberculosis,herpes, and hepatitis due tosharing of mouthpiece

    Women smoking hookah duringpregnancy expose their unbornchild to low birth weight,respiratory diseases, earinfection and Sudden InfantDeath Syndrome (SIDS)

    Regular smoking leads to loss of

    appetite, general weakness &h ertension etc.

    t

    what age did you start smoking Hooka

    Who influenced you to Hookah?

  • 8/9/2019 Hooked on Hookahs

    6/8

    Ban on Hookah

    Raid by Mumbaimayor on a

    suburban Hookahcaf

    Mumbai High Courtorder

    Opinion of Hookah

    Raid on Mocha(Churchgate) on Friday, May09, 2008

    Her Observations: Hookah contains tobacco,still the cafes deny to thecustomers. Most of the customers were

    college students of the age18 to 25, some even less.

    Cosmic Restobar, Kharmoved to High Court in July2008 against the circular

    issued to Hookah bars whichsought their ban.

    Mumbai High Court onAugust 05, 2008 restrainedMunicipal Corp. of Greater

    Mumbai (MCGM) from takingaction against Hookah cafes

    According to the High Court,only Central government haspowers to ban tobaccoproducts

    Most of them did supportthe idea of stringent rules toprevent use of Hookahamongst the teenagers

    Do you think ban on Hookah justified?

  • 8/9/2019 Hooked on Hookahs

    7/8

    Conclusion

    Major reasons for rise in popularity of Hookah

    Health problems

  • 8/9/2019 Hooked on Hookahs

    8/8

    THANK YOU