Many young adults enjoy visiting their favorite Hookah bars and smoking with their friends and associates. There are some risks from public Hookah use, including the risks of bacterial infections.[1]
It’s recommended that when you visit a bar, that you consider bringing your own tips, given the fact that research reveals that the tips were the most infectious, including bacteria that was resistant to antibiotics.[2]
Hookah users should also consider their own hoses as well, there is also the possibility that the hoses can be infected, which carries with it serious risks.
[1] Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2018 May 1;22(5):579-584. doi: 10.5588/ijtld.17.0549.
[2] Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2018 May 1;22(5):579-584. doi: 10.5588/ijtld.17.0549.
