hookah smoke can be just as toxic. this is a traditional hookah. the basin is filled with water, tok tobacco heated using charcoal, producing a smoke that moves up the chamber and is inhaled through the hose. you might hear that water filters out some of the cancer-causing toxins. that s not true. they re exposed to more than cigarette smokers. here is a number you won t forget, in a 60-minute hookah session, 100 to 200 times the volume of smoke. realize don t notice it because the water cools the smoke making it less irritating to the lungs. it is important to point out that the fda regulations flag the risks from hookah smoke. before we go today, i want