Hookah Research Paper

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Braun, R. E., Glassman, T., Wohlwend, J., Whewell, A., & Reindl, D. M. (2011). Hookah use among college students from a midwest university. Journal of community health, (37), 294-298. PURPOSE The purpose of this article is to determine the prevalence of hookah use among college students at a large, urban Midwest university and to determine what, if any, interventions are needed to educate students about adverse effects of hookah use. METHODOLOGY The methodology used in this article is the survey and interview technique which incorporates some standardized testing tactics. The internet software program Survey Monkey was used to gather data via email and that data was analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). RESULTS…show more content…
Smoking hookah appears to be a mainly social, peer-driven event, and users tend to think that hookah use is less harmful than other kinds of tobacco use (Braun, Glassman, Wohlwend, Whewell & Reindl, 2011) which has been proven to be false. There was statistically significant and moderately strong correlation between hookah use and regular tobacco use, and statistically significant but low correlation between hookah use and marijuana use, alcohol use, and binge drinking (Braun, Glassman, Wohlwend, Whewell & Reindl,
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