HOW DANGEROUS IS IT TO SMOKE SHISHA?

In 1 hour of smoking shisha, you inhale the same amount of toxins as a person who smokes 100 sticks of cigarettes. THREAD 🧵

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Like cigarette smoking, toxins in shisha put its smokers at risk of;
• heart diseases
• cancers
• nicotine addiction, and
• other adverse health effects.
So basically, smoking is smoking. Whether you smoke shisha, cigarettes, weed, or spirogyra, once smoke is involved, you're endangering your health.
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The fact is that some people don't know that shisha also causes enormous damage to their bodies.

They smoke shisha as a "healthier" alternative to cigarettes or weed. But this is sheer ignorance.

So to educate them and save a life, share this thread widely.
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1. Lean forward
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There are better things to do, pls stop harming your body! 🤕

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• Hot water baths after sex
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This is all rubbish. None can prevent pregnancy!
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If you want to prevent a pregnancy after sex, use emergency contraceptives.

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