Researchers have found
that hookah smokers are
also breathing in a nasty
collection of toxic
chemicals, not the least
of which is benzene. Due
to its high octane number,
benzene is a percentage
component of gasoline.
(During my high school
summers, I worked in a
plastics factory and
transferred benzene-
based liquids into
smaller containers.
Twice during this task,
I collapsed, dizzy as could
be from the chemicals.
Even when I smoked, I
didn't trust hookahs-
something about the
overwhelming nature
of the fumes.) Dangerous
stuff to breathe...
Mark Prigg reports.
Daily Mail UK: Researchers find toxic Benzene in Hookahs...
Romancing The Smoke is John Aaron's blog about his lifelong battle to quit smoking (which he did more than nine years ago) and the stories, history and news in the absurd world of Tobacco and Nicotine. Author of Romancing The Smoke: Reflections of a Nicotine Addict, John illustrated writer Sean Daly's memoir and completed his second book, Aaron's Book of Contemporary Demons. Romancing The Smoke can be found on Amazon. Twitter: @romancethesmoke
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