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Shisha Smoking Is More Harmful Than Cigarettes

According to the French anti-tobacco agency (OFT), a report from the French national laboratory revealed that smoking shisha gives off as much carbon monoxide as 15 to 52 cigarettes and as much tar as 27 to 102 cigarettes.Bertrand Dautzenberg, OFT President said, "The report confirms that smoking shisha is a major source of air pollution in closed and covered areas. [click link for full article]

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/smoking/

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