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Bars in College Park, DC give students a place to enjoy various tobacco flavors
Jump to full article: The Diamondback (UMD-College Park), 2003-09-15
Author: Joshua Davidovich For The Diamondback
Intro: The hookah, sometimes also called a nargile or shisha, is a water pipe traditionally used to smoke tobacco mixed with fruit-flavored molasses.
The trend has picked up so much around the campus that Prince Cafe, a hookah bar and Middle Eastern restaurant, opened a location on Route 1 last year, adding to the pair already in the Washington area.
Several news reports have indicated that hookah sales and interest have skyrocketed in the last three to five years, with some estimates at about 500 percent a year.
Smokers who frequent Prince or bars in other cities become part of a club, one that's exclusive but rapidly expanding.
Adel Monam, a manager at Prince, said the cafe is always busy and estimated about 35 percent of its customers are university students.
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