A study once showed that tobacco through a hookah, during a half hour session, delivered the nicotine equivalent of 3 cigarettes, and the tar equivalent of 30 cigarettes. Hookahs are not designed for inhaling as far as safety goes, you just taste the smoke like with a cigar or pipe.

The smouldering charcoal has a more potent carcinogen than other tobacco forms. I'd use the hookah without charcoal for weed only, like a hosed bong.
DRybes Reviewed by DRybes on . Hookah Has anyone smoked a hookah before? I went to try it for the first time with some friends a few weeks ago. It was going fine for a while, but then I started feeling dizzy, and then a few minutes later I felt more sick than I had in a while, it was terrible. I ended up puking hard 4 times on the way back to my friend's house. I've never heard of anyone getting sick off a hookah. Has anyone else had a similar reaction? I can only guess that it was due to lack of fresh air or it being my Rating: 5