Maziak Wasim
Department of Epidemiology, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, Miami, Florida.
Am J Addict. 2014 Mar-Apr;23(2):103-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1521-0391.2013.12073.x. Epub 2013 Jun 10.
Tobacco smoking continues to be the number one preventable cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Several evidence-based interventions and policies have been successful in reducing cigarette smoking in developed countries. Globally, however, many beginning smokers are introduced to tobacco by means other than cigarettes. In particular, waterpipe smoking (a.k.a. hookah, narghile, shisha) has been dramatically increasing among youth worldwide.
In this short review, I will introduce the reader to this emerging tobacco use method and focus on its addictive properties, and how this pertains to the development of effective interventions to curb its spread.
Waterpipe smoking is likely to be associated with much of the harmful effects of cigarette smoking, is addictive, and can serve as a bridge to cigarettes. Due to its unique features, waterpipe-specific interventions and policies are needed to curb the global waterpipe epidemic.
吸烟仍然是全球可预防的发病和死亡的首要原因。一些基于证据的干预措施和政策已成功减少了发达国家的吸烟率。然而在全球范围内，许多初吸烟者通过香烟以外的其他方式接触到烟草。特别是水烟吸食（又称水烟袋、纳吉勒水烟、什莎烟）在全球青少年中急剧增加。
在这篇简短的综述中，我将向读者介绍这种新兴的烟草使用方式，重点关注其成瘾特性，以及这与制定有效干预措施以遏制其传播的关系。
水烟吸食可能与吸烟的许多有害影响相关，会上瘾，并且可以成为吸食香烟的桥梁。由于其独特特性，需要针对水烟的干预措施和政策来遏制全球水烟流行。
