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Hookah smoking and cancer: carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) levels in exclusive/ever hookah smokers	2008		Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Harm Reduct J Periodical, Abbrev. Pub Date Free Form Volume 5 Issue Start Page 19 Other Pages 19 Notes ID: 18501010 Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language en SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract BACKGROUND: We have recently published some work on CEA levels in hookah (also called narghile, shisha elsewhere) and cigarette smokers. Hookah smokers had higher levels of CEA than non-smokers although mean levels were low compared to cigarette smokers. However some of them were also users of other tobacco products (cigarettes, bidis, etc.). OBJECTIVES: To find serum CEA levels in ever/exclusive hookah smokers, i.e. those who smoked only hookah (no cigarettes, bidis, etc.), prepared between 1 and 4 times a day with a quantity of up to 120 g of a tobacco-molasses mixture each (i.e. the tobacco weight equivalent of up to 60 cigarettes of 1 g each) and consumed in 1 to 8 sessions. METHODS: Enhanced chemiluminescent immunometric technique was applied to measure CEA levels in serum samples from 59 exclusive male smokers with age ranging from 20-80 years (mean = 58.8 +/- 14.7 years) and 8-65 years of smoking (mean = 37.7 +/- 16.8). 36 non-smokers served as controls. Subjects were divided into 3 groups according to the number of preparations; the number of sessions and the total daily smoking time: Light (1; 1; 20 min to 2 hrs to < or = 6 hrs). Because of the nature of distribution of CEA levels among our individuals, Wilcoxon's rank sum two-sample test was applied to compare the variables. RESULTS: The overall CEA levels in exclusive hookah smokers (mean: 3.58 +/- 2.61 ng/ml; n = 59) were not significantly different (p < or = 0.0937) from the levels in non-smokers (2.35 +/- 0.71 ng/ml). Mean levels in light, medium and heavy smokers were: 1.06 +/- 0.492 ng/ml (n = 5); 2.52 +/- 1.15 ng/ml (n = 28) and 5.11 +/- 3.08 ng/ml (n = 26) respectively. The levels in medium smokers and non-smokers were also not significantly different (p < or = 0.9138). In heavy smokers, the CEA levels were significantly higher than in non-smokers (p < or = 0.0001567). CONCLUSION: Overall CEA levels in exclusive hookah smokers were low compared to cigarette smokers. However, heavy hookah smoking substantially raises CEA levels. Low-nitrosamines smokeless tobacco of the SNUS Swedish type could be envisaged as an alternative to smoking for this category of users and also, in a broad harm reduction perspective, to the prevalent low-quality moist snuff called naswar. Descriptors Links http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2438352/?tool=pubmed; http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-7517-5-19 Book Title Database MEDLINE; http://www.globalhealthlibrary.net/ Publisher Data Source Authors Sajid,Khan Mohammad, Chaouachi,Kamal, Mahmood,Rubaida Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Hookah Smoking and Facilitators/Barriers to Lounge Use among Students at a US University	2015	Center for Behavioral Epidemiology and Community Health (CBEACH), San Diego State University Research Foundation, San Diego, CA, USA. nadakassem@hotmail.com.; Center for Behavioral Epidemiology and Community Health (CBEACH), San Diego State University Res	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full American Journal of Health Behavior Periodical, Abbrev. Am.J.Health Behav. Pub Date Free Form Nov Volume 39 Issue 6 Start Page 832 Other Pages 848 Notes LR: 20151013; GR: 5R01CA138192/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States; GR: 5R01HL103684/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States; GR: R01 CA138192/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States; GR: R01 HL103684/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States; JID: 9602338; NIHMS722080; OID: NLM: NIHMS722080 Place of Publication United States ISSN/ISBN 1945-7359; 1087-3244 Accession Number PMID: 26450551 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; IM DOI 10.5993/AJHB.39.6.11 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 26450551 Abstract OBJECTIVE: To examine hookah tobacco use, hookah lounge attendance, and facilitators and barriers to hookah lounge attendance. METHODS: A cross-sectional Web-based survey of a random sample of 1332 undergraduate students (Mean Age = 21.2 years) attending a United States university. RESULTS: The majority of respondents (72.8%) had ever smoked hookah tobacco, and 28% of those had ever smoked during adolescence. The majority of ever hookah smokers (81.5%) and a portion of never hookah smokers (20%) had ever been to a hookah lounge. The adjusted odds of ever visiting a hookah lounge were 2.1 times higher among participants who reported that the closest hookah lounge to the university was /= 5 miles away. Facilitators of visiting hookah lounges included friends and close proximity of hookah lounges to campus; barriers included cost of smoking hookah, crowded lounges, and having to be 18 years old. CONCLUSION: Youth are vulnerable to experimenting with hookah tobacco smoking. Hookah lounges provide patrons the opportunity to smoke hookah tobacco with smoker and non-smoker friends in entertaining settings. Our findings suggest that zoning laws and anti-hookah smoking legislation may help curb hookah uptake by prohibiting hookah lounges from opening in close proximity to universities, reducing the density of hookah lounges in cities, and raising the admission age for hookah lounges to 21 years. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Kassem,N.O., Jackson,S.R., Boman-Davis,M., Kassem,N.O., Liles,S., Daffa,R.M., Yasmin,R., Madanat,H., Hovell,M.F. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID PMC4594953 Editors
Hookah smoking and harm perception among asthmatic adolescents: findings from the Florida youth tobacco survey	2014	Public Health, Department of Health Sciences and Human Performance, The University of Tampa, 401 W. Kennedy Boulevard, Box 30F, Tampa, FL 33606.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full The Journal of school health Periodical, Abbrev. J.Sch.Health Pub Date Free Form May Volume 84 Issue 5 Start Page 334 Other Pages 341 Notes CI: (c) 2014; JID: 0376370; OTO: NOTNLM; 2013/05/31 [received]; 2013/08/07 [revised]; 2013/11/09 [accepted]; ppublish Place of Publication United States ISSN/ISBN 1746-1561; 0022-4391 Accession Number PMID: 24707928 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; IM; N DOI 10.1111/josh.12153 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 24707928 Abstract BACKGROUND: Hookah tobacco smoking has increased in prevalence among Florida adolescents and is often viewed as a safer alternative to cigarette smoking by young adults. Asthmatic adolescents are at increased risk of the negative health effects of hookah smoking. The purpose of this study is to examine if hookah use and harm perception vary by asthma status. METHODS: The Florida Youth Tobacco Survey was conducted in 2012 among 36,578 high school students. Secondary data analysis was conducted to compare the rates of hookah use among asthmatic youth to their nonasthmatic counterparts. Risk perception of hookah use compared to cigarette smoking was also assessed among asthmatic and nonasthmatic adolescents. RESULTS: One in 5 high school students reported lifetime asthma. These asthmatic students have a significantly higher prevalence of hookah smoking and greater perception of hookah use as being less harmful than cigarette smoking, than their nonasthmatic counterparts. Among asthmatics, 12th graders and Hispanic students had the highest prevalence of hookah smoking. CONCLUSION: Common misperceptions of hookah smoking as being less harmful than cigarette smoking are prominent among high school students in Florida and are greater among students with asthma than those students who do not have asthma. Efforts to increase education to dispel the myths surrounding hookah smoking as a safer alternative to cigarette smoking needs to exist at the high school level for both students with and without asthma. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher American School Health Association Data Source Authors Martinasek,M.P., Gibson-Young,L., Forrest,J. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Hookah smoking and lung cancer in the Kashmir valley of the Indian subcontinent	2011		Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Asian Pac J Cancer Prev Periodical, Abbrev. Pub Date Free Form Volume 12 Issue 2 Start Page 519 Other Pages 24 Notes ID: 21545223 Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language en SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract BACKGROUND: The literature about the causal relationship between lung cancer and tobacco smoking mostly concerns cigarettes. Hookah smoking is popular in the Kashmir valley of the Indian subcontinent, and is generally believed to be innocuous because of the passage of the smoke through water before inhalation. OBJECTIVE: To determine the relationship of hookah smoking to lung cancer in Kashmir. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In a case-control design, 251 cases of lung cancer and 500 age-matched controls were studied. A predefined questionnaire was administered through a personal interview regarding various smoking and dietary patterns and the results compared through statistical analyses. RESULTS: There were 194 (178 current) ever-smokers amongst the cases and 223 (134 current) amongst controls. Smokers had a 4.2 times risk of lung cancer compared to non smokers (OR 4.23, 95% CI 3.0-5.96, p < 0.0001). There were 120 hookah smokers amongst the cases and 100 amongst the controls and hookah smokers were nearly six times at risk for lung cancer as compared to nonsmokers (OR 5.83, (95% CI 3.95-8.60, p < 0.0001). Cigarette smokers were commoner amongst cases (46 vs 64 in controls; OR 3.49, 95% CI 2.18-5.60, p=0.000). The severity of smoking was associated with a higher risk of lung cancer (Chi-square 72.1, p 0.000).The practice of changing water of the hookah after each session proved non-existent. CONCLUSION: Hookah smoking is associated with a significantly higher risk for lung cancer in Kashmiri population, with about 6 fold elevated risk as compared to non-smoking controls. Descriptors Adenocarcinoma/etiology, Lung Neoplasms/etiology, Smoking/adverse effects, Case-Control Studies, Ethnic Groups, Female, Humans, India, Male, Middle Aged, Prognosis, Risk Factors, Questionnaires Links http://pesquisa.bvsalud.org/ghl/resource/en/mdl-21545223 Book Title Database MEDLINE; http://www.globalhealthlibrary.net/ Publisher Data Source Authors Koul,Parvaiz A., Hajni,Mubashir R., Sheikh,Mushtaq A., Khan,Umar H., Shah,Azra, Khan,Yasmin, Ahangar,A. G., Tasleem,Reyaz A. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Hookah smoking behavior initiation in the context of Millennials	2016	Social and Behavioral Sciences, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, USA. Electronic address: gcastane@phhp.ufl.edu.; Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health and Health Professions & College of Medicine, Uni	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Public health Periodical, Abbrev. Public Health Pub Date Free Form Aug Volume 137 Issue Start Page 124 Other Pages 130 Notes LR: 20160815; CI: Copyright (c) 2016; GR: R03 CA165766/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States; JID: 0376507; NIHMS761961; OID: NLM: NIHMS761961 [Available on 08/01/17]; OID: NLM: PMC4983476 [Available on 08/01/17]; OTO: NOTNLM; PMCR: 2017/08/01 00:00; 2015/07/01 [r Place of Publication Netherlands ISSN/ISBN 1476-5616; 0033-3506 Accession Number PMID: 27003670 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; IM DOI 10.1016/j.puhe.2016.02.013 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 27003670 Abstract OBJECTIVES: This study aims to examine current hookah users' perceptions, attitudes, and normative beliefs regarding hookah smoking to further elucidate the rise in hookah smoking prevalence among young adults (aged 18-24 years) and reveal why hookah smoking is perceived as less harmful than other forms of tobacco consumption. STUDY DESIGN: Qualitative. METHODS: Data from six focus group interviews with hookah smokers aged between 18 and 24 years were analyzed using a grounded theory approach. Focus groups were evenly split between frequent and infrequent hookah users, and were predominantly composed of college students, with two groups of hookah users consisting of 18-24 year olds of non-student status. RESULTS: Hookah users shared a much larger set of positive hookah smoking behavioral beliefs as opposed to negative behavioral beliefs. Generational traits served as the overarching commonality among the behavior performance initiation determinants observed. The most notable generational trends observed were within the cultural category, which included the following millennial characteristics: autonomy, personalization, novelty appeal, convenience, globally oriented, entertainment, collaboration, health conscious, and valuing their social network. CONCLUSIONS: Millennial hookah users revealed mindfulness regarding both potential negative and positive reasons stemming from continued hookah use; however, behavioral beliefs were primarily fixated on the perception that hookah smoking was a healthier alternative to cigarette smoking. Future implications for this study's findings include generating more positive ways to express these traits for young adults; policy implications include raising hookah bar age limits, implementing indoor smoking restrictions, and limiting the ease of accessibility for purchasing hookah supplies. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher The Royal Society for Public Health. Published by Elsevier Ltd Data Source Authors Castaneda,G., Barnett,T.E., Soule,E.K., Young,M.E. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20160420 PMCID PMC4983476 Editors
Hookah smoking behavior initiation in the context of Millennials	2016		Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Public health Periodical, Abbrev. Public Health Pub Date Free Form Volume 137 Issue Start Page 124 Other Pages 30 Notes ID: 27003670 Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language en SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract OBJECTIVES: This study aims to examine current hookah users' perceptions, attitudes, and normative beliefs regarding hookah smoking to further elucidate the rise in hookah smoking prevalence among young adults (aged 18-24 years) and reveal why hookah smoking is perceived as less harmful than other forms of tobacco consumption. STUDY DESIGN: Qualitative. METHODS: Data from six focus group interviews with hookah smokers aged between 18 and 24 years were analyzed using a grounded theory approach. Focus groups were evenly split between frequent and infrequent hookah users, and were predominantly composed of college students, with two groups of hookah users consisting of 18-24 year olds of non-student status. RESULTS: Hookah users shared a much larger set of positive hookah smoking behavioral beliefs as opposed to negative behavioral beliefs. Generational traits served as the overarching commonality among the behavior performance initiation determinants observed. The most notable generational trends observed were within the cultural category, which included the following millennial characteristics: autonomy, personalization, novelty appeal, convenience, globally oriented, entertainment, collaboration, health conscious, and valuing their social network. CONCLUSIONS: Millennial hookah users revealed mindfulness regarding both potential negative and positive reasons stemming from continued hookah use; however, behavioral beliefs were primarily fixated on the perception that hookah smoking was a healthier alternative to cigarette smoking. Future implications for this study's findings include generating more positive ways to express these traits for young adults; policy implications include raising hookah bar age limits, implementing indoor smoking restrictions, and limiting the ease of accessibility for purchasing hookah supplies. Descriptors Links http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2016.02.013 Book Title Database MEDLINE; http://www.globalhealthlibrary.net/ Publisher Data Source Authors CastaÃ±eda, G, Barnett,T E., Soule,E K., Young,M E. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Hookah smoking in high school students and its determinants in Iran: a longitudinal study	2015	Clinical Psychiatry Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.; Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran poorasl@Yahoo.com.; Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.; Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Ir	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full American journal of men's health Periodical, Abbrev. Am.J.Mens.Health. Pub Date Free Form May Volume 9 Issue 3 Start Page 186 Other Pages 192 Notes CI: (c) The Author(s) 2014; JID: 101287723; OTO: NOTNLM; 2014/05/22 [aheadofprint]; ppublish Place of Publication United States ISSN/ISBN 1557-9891; 1557-9883 Accession Number PMID: 24855098 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; IM DOI 10.1177/1557988314535236 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 24855098 Abstract Hookah smoking has increased worldwide, especially among youth, and has been identified as an emerging threat to public health. The aim of the present study was to estimate the prevalence and transition rates in hookah smoking statuses and predictors of transitions among a representative sample of Iranian high school students. In this longitudinal study, a representative sample (n = 5197) of students in the northwest of Iran was assessed thrice with a 6-month interval in 2010 and 2011. A self-administered questionnaire was used to measure hookah smoking, demographic characteristics, and personal and environmental factors. In total, the prevalence of hookah use (at least once a month) in this study was 6.0% (95% confidence interval [CI] = 5.1, 6.9). Results indicated that 44.9% (95% CI = 43.0, 46.7) of the students in the sample at least tried hookah smoking. During 1 year, 18.5% and 1.5% of students who have never used hookah before had transitioned to experimenter and regular hookah smoking, respectively, and notably, 7.8% of experimenters had transitioned to regular hookah smoking. Adjusted for other factors, being male, regular cigarette smoking, and positive attitude toward smoking were factors associated with students' transition to hookah smoking status. The incidence rate of hookah smoking in adolescents is notable. The findings identified the co-occurrence of risky behaviors that support programs aimed at reducing or preventing high-risk behaviors simultaneously. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Fakhari,A., Mohammadpoorasl,A., Nedjat,S., Sharif Hosseini,M., Fotouhi,A. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20140522 PMCID Editors
Hookah smoking is strongly associated with diabetes mellitus, metabolic syndrome and obesity: a population-based study	2018		Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Diabetology & metabolic syndrome Periodical, Abbrev. Pub Date Free Form Volume 10 Issue 1 Start Page 33 Other Pages Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher BioMed Central Data Source google Authors Soflaei, Sara Saffar, Darroudi, Susan, Tayefi, Maryam, Tirkani, Abolfazl Nosrati, Moohebati, Mohsen, Ebrahimi, Mahmoud, Esmaily, Habibollah, Parizadeh, Seyed Mohammad Reza, Heidari-Bakavoli, Ali Reza, Ferns, Gordon A Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Hookah smoking is strongly associated with diabetes mellitus, metabolic syndrome and obesity: a population-based study	2018		Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Diabetology & metabolic syndrome Periodical, Abbrev. Pub Date Free Form Volume 10 Issue 1 Start Page 33 Other Pages Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher BioMed Central Data Source google Authors Soflaei, Sara Saffar, Darroudi, Susan, Tayefi, Maryam, Tirkani, Abolfazl Nosrati, Moohebati, Mohsen, Ebrahimi, Mahmoud, Esmaily, Habibollah, Parizadeh, Seyed Mohammad Reza, Heidari-Bakavoli, Ali Reza, Ferns, Gordon A Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Hookah smoking outcome expectations among young adults	2017		Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Substance use & misuse Periodical, Abbrev. Subst.Use Misuse Pub Date Free Form Volume 52 Issue 1 Start Page 63 Other Pages 70 Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Taylor & Francis Data Source google Authors Barnett, Tracey E, Lorenzo, Felix E, Soule, Eric K Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors

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