Observational studyNicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco2014
Reigniting tobacco ritual: waterpipe tobacco smoking establishment culture in the United States.
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- Frequency of consumption and factors associated with hookah use in Curitiba, Brazil: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- "It's nice to just be": A qualitative study on the meaning-imbued reality of waterpipe smoking among young adults in Sweden.Nordisk alkohol- & narkotikatidskrift : NAT · 2023Article
- Differences in puff topography, toxicant exposure, and subjective response between waterpipe tobacco smoking men and women.Experimental and clinical psychopharmacology · 2018Article
- Pleasure and practice: a qualitative study of the individual and social underpinnings of shisha use in cafes among youth in the UK.BMJ open · 2018Article
- Waterpipe tobacco smoking among sexual minorities in the United States: Evidence from the National Adult Tobacco Survey (2012-2014).Addictive behaviors · 2017Article
- Prevalence and harm perceptions of hookah smoking among U.S. adults, 2014-2015.Addictive behaviors · 2017Article
- Public health implications of waterpipe tobacco use in the United States warrant initial steps towards assessing dependence.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2016Article
- Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking and Susceptibility to Cigarette Smoking Among Young Adults in the United States, 2012-2013.Preventing chronic disease · 2016Article
- Waterpipe tobacco smoking: A new smoking epidemic among the young?Current pulmonology reports · 2015Article
- The global epidemiology of waterpipe smoking.Tobacco control · 2015Review
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Abstract
introductionWaterpipe tobacco smoking (WTS) is an increasingly prevalent form of tobacco use in the United States. Its appeal may stem from its social, ritualistic, and aesthetic nature. Our aim in this study was to understand WTS as a social ritual with the goal of informing prevention efforts.
methodsWe conducted a covert observational study consisting of 38 observation sessions in 11 WTS establishments in 3 U.S. cities. Data collection was based on an established conceptual framework describing ritualistic elements of tobacco use. Iterative codebook development and qualitative thematic synthesis were used to analyze data.
resultsAtmospheres ranged from quiet coffee shop to boisterous bar party environments. While some children and older adults were present, the majority of clientele were young adults. Men and women were evenly represented. However, there were 19 occurrences of a male smoking by himself, but no women smoked alone. The vast majority (94%) of the clientele were actively smoking waterpipes. All 83 observed groups manifested at least 1 of the ritual elements of our conceptual framework, while 41 of the 83 observed groups (49%) demonstrated all 4 ritual elements.
conclusionsDespite its heterogeneity, WTS is often characterized by 1 or more established elements of a tobacco-related social ritual. It may be valuable for clinical and public health interventions to acknowledge and address the ritualistic elements and social function of WTS.
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