Jump to full article: Gulf Daily News (bh), 2010-05-31
Intro: BAHRAIN needs more education on the dangers of sheesha smoking, say health campaigners.
Most people think sheesha is safe but in fact it is more harmful than normal cigarettes, said American Mission Hospital (AMH) anti-smoking clinic head and general practitioner Dr Babu Ramachandran.
"Sheesha smoking must be curtailed, people still think it's safe and we need to bring down the number of male, female and teenage smokers," he told the GDN.
"The problem is you can't easily measure how much nicotine is going into sheesha because you don't know the concentration.
"In addition to the tobacco, the foil used for sheesha is also liable to cause cancer.
"People also share sheesha pipes and this can transmit communicable diseases."
Dr Ramachandran said passive smoking was also a problem in Bahrain.
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