If you’re new to the smoking
game, then you likely aren’t yet familiar with the ins and outs of each and
every different method of smoking. There are literally dozens of different
smoking methods out there, and few people are personally familiar with more
than a few of them.
Among the more niche smoking
methods out there is hookah smoking, with a smaller cult following here in the
U.S., but growing in popularity. But as such, many people don’t quite know the
details about our favorite water pipe — the hookah.
This leads to a lot of
questions and comparisons, helping people understand the similarities and
differences between smoking methods. One comparison we hear all the time at MOB
Hookah is people comparing vapes to hookahs.
While this comparison isn’t
terrible, it’s far from perfect, and we’re going to break it down for you. Here
is an overview of the major similarities and differences between hookah and
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WHAT IS
VAPING?
In order to get a better idea
of the differences between hookah and vaping, we should start by clearly
defining the two.
Vaping, as it is used today,
is the process of heating and aerosolizing
a liquid (commonly called “vape juice”)
for inhalation. Vape juice can contain nicotine or THC, the active chemicals in
tobacco and marijuana.
Vapes, also called vape pens,
are the small, handheld devices that are used to vape. These vapes can be made
to resemble pipes or cigarettes, or be designed to look like a pen or USB
drive.
Vaping has soared in
popularity in the last decade or two as it has become a cheaper, faster, less
stigmatized method of smoking.
WHAT IS
HOOKAH SMOKING?
It is only fair that we break
down hookah smoking as well so we have a clear concept of what we are
comparing.
Hookah smoking is the smoking of shisha or another smokable from a
hookah pipe. A hookah pipe uses coals to vaporize the shisha and draws it
through a base of water before inhalation, so it is a water pipe by design.
A hookah pipe is typically a
larger device and utilizes a hose as the mouthpiece. Hookah originated in the Middle East and
India and has slowly spread in popularity throughout the Western world,
particularly here in the United States.
WHAT ARE THE
SIMILARITIES BETWEEN HOOKAH AND VAPE?
Before we dive too far into
the differences between vaping and hookah smoking, it is probably best to
discuss the ways that they are similar first. Hookah and vape don’t share
everything in common, but there are a couple of key similarities that they
share.
Flavorful Smokeables
The first major similarity
that vape and hookah share is that they are both notorious for their inventive flavors. While you can get flavored nicotine occasionally
via other methods like the sweet flavor of a swisher, there are no other
smoking methods that offer you as much flavor variety and diversity as vaping
or hookah.
Vapes tend to come with
heavily flavored vape pods, containing an oil or liquid containing nicotine and
other flavorings that are heated by the vape pen. Shisha, what you smoke from a
hookah, is also heavily dressed with flavorings for a delicious smoking
experience.
Non-Combustion-Based Smoke
Another way that hookah and
vape are similar is that they both feature non-combustion-based smoke. This
means that both vaping and hookah produce smoke not by lighting a smokeable on
fire, but rather by heating a smokeable until it produces smoke.
The difference may not seem
huge but it is actually quite significant. You can create smoke without
combustion at much lower temperatures than combustion, which leads to less hot
smoke, which in turn can be less harmful to your lungs and throat.For more at مزاج
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Popular Amongst Millennials and Other Younger Generations
The final similarity that
hookah and vape share is that they are both growing in popularity amongst
millennials and other younger generations. While smoking cigarettes and cigars
has declined in popularity, vaping and hookah have apparently filled the void
for these generations.
It is not uncommon to find
younger smokers who would never smoke a cigarette, or rarely if they ever do,
but hit a vape or hookah on the daily. This is just one of the trends that we
see, and perhaps one day, hookah smoking will be just as common as cigarettes.
But that is where most of the
similarities end, and the differences begin.
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