Brent is issuing a warning to local
residents of the risks associated with shisha pipe smoking following a huge
rise in local shisha bars in recent years.
The warning comes as the council cracks
down on shisha bars that flout smoke-free legislation. More worrying is that many people think it is safer to smoke shisha than cigarettes.
However, according to Cancer Research UK, a typical hour-long shisha session
can see users inhale the same amount of smoke as from more than 100 cigarettes.
What is even more alarming is that shisha tobacco contains over 36 times more tar and twice as much nicotine as cigarette tobacco so it is not only more addictive but carries a far greater risk of causing lung cancer and other respiratory diseases.
In the last three months, the council
has prosecuted the owners of three Brent shisha bars for allowing their
customers to smoke in their premises in breach of smoke-free legislation.
The law requires that smoking should
not take place in buildings or structures that are ‘substantially enclosed' and
in all three cases, the bars were not constructed in accordance with this rule.
Fryent Councillors
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