Hookah Smoking among Brazilian University Students: An Exploratory Survey on the Prevalence and Perceptions of Addiction and its Harmfulness.
Gabriela Lopes de Carvalho GuimarãesIara Silva BeloLuiz Felipe Rodrigues SiqueiraMarco Túlio Leandro RibeiroLuciano Alberto de CastroGuilherme Jose Pimentel Lopes de OliveiraLuciano Alberto de CastroPublished in: Addiction & health (2022)
It could be concluded that hookah smoking was common among Brazilian university students. In addition, preoccupying misperceptions of hookah's harmfulness and addictive capacity were found. The results showed that the epidemic of hookah smoking, especially among young people, has spread far beyond the Arab world and the Persians. Accordingly, preventive measures must be taken if this population is to be protected from addiction and other serious health problems.