Social media: An opportunity to reduce hookah smoke during an outbreak of COVID-19
<p>The tobacco epidemic is one of the biggest public health warnings in the world, and 8 million people die every year due to smoking, of which 7 million die due to direct smoking and 2.1 million due to exposure to secondhand smoke [1]. Hookah is a common and traditional way of smoking, which...
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Global Journal of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Research - Peertechz Publications,
2021-09-21.
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Summary: | <p>The tobacco epidemic is one of the biggest public health warnings in the world, and 8 million people die every year due to smoking, of which 7 million die due to direct smoking and 2.1 million due to exposure to secondhand smoke [1]. Hookah is a common and traditional way of smoking, which unfortunately has now become a fun and entertaining method, especially among teenagers, in today›s societies, especially in the Middle East. Smoking hookah at an early age and increasing its popularity among adolescents is a concern and an alarm [2].</p><p><br></p> |
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DOI: | 10.17352/2455-5363.000047 |