Historically, pipes were used ceremonially, gradually gaining mainstream popularity over the years.
It is important to be aware of the health risks of pipe tobacco.
Let’s explore these risks and learn more about how smoking pipe tobacco compares to smoking cigarettes.
Verywell / JR Bee
Is Pipe Tobacco Addictive?
Pipe smoking is associated with a number of illnesses that are also common in cigar and cigarette smokers.
Smokers who inhale pipe smoke also have an elevated risk of lung, pancreatic, and bladder cancer.
Lung Disease
Pipe smokers face an increased risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
More research needs to be done in this area.
That is because nicotine acts as a vasoconstrictor.
There is data comparing pipe use to cigarette and hookah use.
Some people only smoke their pipe on weekends or special occasions.
Hookah
Hookah tobacco is smoked through a water pipe.
While bothhookah tobaccoand pipe tobacco are hazardous to health, there are some differences between the two.
All tobacco products contain harmful toxins and carcinogenic compounds that can produce damaging health effects.
To date, upwards of 7,000 chemicals and 70 carcinogenic compounds have been identified in tobacco and tobacco smoke.
The FDA also has authority over components used with tobacco products.
In this case, that would mean the pipes used to smoke the tobacco.
Nicotine is an addictive chemical."
Ultimately, federal regulation over tobacco products helps to protect consumers.
This is true regardless of the form tobacco comes in.
Smokers and non-smokers all face risks to their health when breathing in tobacco smoke.
There are a number of ways toquit successfully.
Nicotine is highly addictive, and quitting is difficult.
Others have done it, and it’s possible for you to, too.
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