Question 19102 — health

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Mr. Frédéric Barbier alerts the Minister of Solidarity and Health to the risks, particularly among young people, linked to the use of water pipes. Originating in the Middle East, the water pipe, otherwise called hookah or shisha, has spread to the West. In France, it is experiencing growing success and is increasingly attracting young adults and even adolescents. Considered a low-harm product, it conveys a friendly and positive. And yet, the scientific studies carried out have demonstrated that its toxicity would be minimized and that it would mask a very real danger. As early as 2005, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued a warning on the use of this practice which consists of heating, with charcoal, a bowl containing a mixture of approximately 30% tobacco and 70% molasses, with the addition of honey and fruit pulp. The smoke passes then in water before being sucked up by the smoker using a nozzle at the end of a pipe. Indeed, according to researchers, a hookah session, lasting between 20 and 60 minutes, would be equivalent to smoking 2 packs of cigarettes. The quantity of nicotine absorbed would be 1.7 times higher than when smoking a cigarette, the quantity of carbon monoxide would be 6.5 times higher, and that of tar would be 46.4 times higher. superior. Many toxic substances would also be emitted by shisha and the risk of passive smoking would also exist. Easily accessible and highly addictive, it therefore constitutes a real gateway to tobacco products for young people. Also, while the policies of the 2016-2020 national tobacco plan, aimed first and foremost at preventing smoking among children and young people, are beginning to bear fruit. their fruits, he alerts him about the use of the water pipe and questions him about the measures the Government intends to take to curb its use among young people and to strengthen its regulations.

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