Is shisha illegal in Nigeria?

In May 2015, the bill prohibiting tobacco smoking in public places in Nigeria – Tobacco Control Bill – was passed into law by the Federal Government of Nigeria3,5. Unfortunately, many public shisha smoking places have opened in major cities across Nigeria, even after the enactment of the Tobacco Control Law3.

What is African shisha?

INTRODUCTION. Shisha is known by different names depending on the region. It is also called waterpipe, hookah, narghile, or hubbly bubbly. It is a means of smoking tobacco in which the vapor passes through water before inhalation1.

Is shisha a drug?

Recent findings from many health agencies and the University of York, show that shisha as can be more addictive than cigarettes. Nicotine is present in almost all types of tobacco, and considered one of the most addictive drugs in the world.

What is shisha called in South Africa?

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In South Africa, hookah, colloquially known as a hubbly bubbly or an okka pipe, is popular among the Cape Malay and Indian populations, wherein it is smoked as a social pastime.

What is shisha smoke?

Shisha usually contains tobacco which is sometimes mixed with fruit or molasses sugar. Popular flavours include apple, strawberry, mint and cola. Wood, coal or charcoal is burned in the shisha pipe to heat the tobacco and create the smoke.

What do they smoke in hookahs in Egypt?

The waterpipe (also known as gouza, narghile, hubble-bubble, hookah or shisha, depending on the local tradition) has been used for smoking tobacco for centuries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region.

Is shisha worse than smoking?

No, smoking shisha is not safer than smoking cigarettes. Many people think that drawing tobacco smoke through water makes shisha less harmful than cigarettes, but that’s not true.

Is shisha bad for lungs?

Hookah smoking is linked to many of the same adverse health effects as cigarette smoking, such as lung, bladder and oral cancers and heart disease. 1, Long-term effects include impaired pulmonary function, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, esophageal cancer and gastric cancer.

Is shisha bad for health?

Shisha can increase your risk of heart and circulatory diseases because it usually contains harmful chemicals. Sometimes, they are the same chemicals used in cigarette tobacco which is harmful. Like cigarettes, shisha can contain: nicotine.