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Waterpipe tobacco smokers inhale same toxicants as cigarette smokers

EurekAlert! - Wed Dec 2, 4:28 pm ET

( Virginia Commonwealth University ) Smoking tobacco through a waterpipe exposes the user to the same toxicants -- carbon monoxide and nicotine -- as puffing on a cigarette, which could lead to nicotine addiction and heart disease, according to a study led by a Virginia Commonwealth University researcher published in the December issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

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