“Got Hookah?” News – Special Report: Mouth to Mouth – Got Herpes?

Thefollowing video was produced to bring awareness of the negative consequences of tobacco use in all forms. We welcome your commentary about the video, positive or negative. Please note that comments with obscene or profane language will automatically be deleted. Produced by students for a health communications class at the University of Florida. Videography and editing by Brent Richardson for the College of Public Health & Health Professions. Funded by UF AHEC. Summer 2010. __________________________ For those who would like more information on the health effects of hookah, we suggest the following websites, videos, and articles: www.cdc.gov www.youtube.com Monzer, B., Sepetdjian, E., Saliba, N., & Shihadeh, A. (2008). Charcoal emissions as a source of CO and carcinogenic PAH in mainstream narghile waterpipe smoke. Food and Chemical Toxicology, 46, 2991-2995. Available at www.sciencedirect.com Maziak , W., Rastam, S., Ibrahim, I.,Ward, KD, Shihadeh, A., & Eissenberg, T. (2009). CO exposure, puff topography, and subjective effects in waterpipe tobacco smokers. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 11(7), 806-811. Bacha, ZA, Salameh, P., & Waked, M. (2007). Saliva cotinine and exhaled carbon monoxide levels in natural environment waterpipe smokers. Inhalation Toxicology, 19, 771-777. Knishkowy, B. & Amitai, Y. (2005). Water-pipe (narghile) smoking: An emerging health risk behavior. Pediatrics, 116(1), e113-e119. Available at www.pediatrics.org Jackson, D.& Aveyard, P. (2008 …