The Ministry of Health supported the idea to ban hookahs in restaurants and cafes in Russia in 2019. Experts of the department noted that their smoking harms the health of both visitors and employees of these establishments. Smoking hookah leads to an increase in blood pressure, pulse, reduced pulmonary function. The risks of brain tumor formation, lung cancer, oesophagus are very high, the immune system is significantly deteriorating, tuberculosis and infectious diseases are spreading rapidly. Smoking hookah want to equate to ordinary cigarettes In May, Sergei Ryabukhin, who heads the committee of the Council on budget, said that the parliament believes that smoking hookah can be equated to... [Read more]