Youth & Tobacco

As more becomes known about the dangers of waterpipe (also known as hookah) smoking, both tobacco as well as other “herbal” concoctions, jurisdictions worldwide are responding with prohibitions in public places and workplaces. In Canada, concerns regarding insensitivity to long-standing cultural practices have been voiced in public discussions about the possible explicit inclusion of...

Waterpipe smoking is emerging as a chic new trend among young adults worldwide, including Ontario. The SmokeFree Ontario Act (SFOA) prohibits the smoking of “lighted” tobacco in enclosed public places and workplaces—other weeds or substances are beyond its jurisdiction. There is no definition of smoking in the SFOA. Download the Document

The popularity of waterpipe smoking has been steadily increasing since the 1990s, and public health practitioners from across Canada have taken notice. Hookah establishments are popping up from coast to coast and there is widespread availability of tobacco and “herbal” shisha at retail as well as on the internet. Recognizing the significance of this...

Described as a globalepidemic, the popularity of waterpipe smoking has been steadily increasing since the 1990s. No longer just the domain of older Middle Eastern men, waterplpe smoking Is emerging as a chic new trend among young adults from Asia to the Eastern Mediterranean, from North Africa to Western Europe and North America. Download the...

Described as a global epidemic, waterpipe smoking has arrived in Ontario. The widespread availability of shisha at retail and the emergence of hookah bars and cafés across the province are a serious cause for concern. Download the Document

Described as a global epidemic, the popularity of waterpipe smoking has been steadily increasing since the 1990s. No longer just the domain of older Middle Eastern men, waterpipe smoking is emerging as a chic new trend among young adults from Asia to the Eastern Mediterranean, from North Africa to Western Europe and North America. Download...