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Shisha is as dangerous, if not more dangerous than tobacco; writes Adaku Efuribe.

It would be germane to begin this reflection with a basic definition of what waste-pipe or shisha is about. The British Heart Foundation (BHF) stated that shisha smoking is a way of smoking tobacco, sometimes mixed with fruit or molasses sugar, through a bowl and hose or tube.

Shisha smoking—also called hookah, narghile, waterpipe, or hubble bubble smoking—is increasingly becoming a public health issue in many towns and cities of Nigeria. Shisha also poses the same risks as cigarette smoking. I have decided to write this article …