ReviewTobacco induced diseases2021
The adverse health effects of waterpipe smoking in adolescents and young adults: A narrative review.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 24 citations in OpenAlex.
- The impact of mitochondrial impairments on sperm function and male fertility: a systematic review.Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E · 2024Pooled it
- Effect of graphic warning label on acute changes in waterpipe tobacco smoking behavior, biomarkers of exposure and harm, and subjective effects in a randomized trial.Addictive behaviors · 2026Trial
- Waterpipe Size Matters: The Effect of Waterpipe Size on Toxicant Exposures and Subjective Experiences.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2025Trial
- A framework for researching the waterpipe tobacco business sector in the United States.Tobacco induced diseases · 2025Article
- Use of Hookah and Age of Asthma Onset Among US Adults.Tobacco use insights · 2025Article
- Electronic cigarette use among adolescents in Saudi Arabia: A national study, 2022.Tobacco induced diseases · 2025Article
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- Waterpipe smoke inhalation induces lung injury and aortic endothelial dysfunction in mice.Physiological research · 2023Article
- Exploring motivation to quit and risk appraisals of hookah tobacco smoking for self and partner among a member of single and dual smoker couples.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2023Article
- Determinants of waterpipe smoking in Iranian adults: results from the IROPICAN study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- Adapting waterpipe-specific pictorial health warning labels to the Tunisian context using a mixed method approach.PloS one · 2023Article
- The Prevalence of Water Pipe Smoking and Perceptions on its Addiction among University Students in Palestine, Jordan, and Turkey.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2022Article
- Prevalence of waterpipe smoking and its associated factors among adolescents aged 12-16 years in 73 countries/territories.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
Waterpipe (WP) smoking has rapidly grown in popularity in the United States and other Western countries with the fastest uptake among younger individuals. This growth has been encouraged by the misperception that WP smoke is harmless or less harmful than cigarette smoke. To better understand how WP affects the health of young people, we conducted a narrative review of the literature focusing on the adverse health effects of WP smoking in adolescents and younger adults. We searched scientific literature databases including PubMed, MEDLINE, EMBASE, and ISI Web and selected papers that met the inclusion criteria. Sixty-three papers met the inclusion criteria and were selected for review. Data were abstracted from the selected papers into a standardized table. The evidence demonstrates that WP smoking can cause acute lung infection and injury, and carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning, in adolescents and young adults. It is also associated with adverse subclinical effects in this sub-population, including oral and systemic genotoxicity, lung function decline, and the alteration of vascular and hemodynamic functions. Limited evidence that is available indicates associations with psychological and neurological effects and asthma. No identified publications examined the association between WP use and type 2 diabetes, a condition that is associated with cigarette smoking among young people. WP smoking by younger individuals can result in their hospitalization due to systemic CO poisoning and acute lung disease, and induce subclinical adverse effects in the oral cavity, pulmonary system, and in circulation, that are involved in the pathogenesis of local and systemic chronic diseases.
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