I posted this in seasond tokers but got rejected, no one looks in lifestyle health so i posted here now also a thread about plastics and smoking but got deleted and im way to lazy right now to retype so fuck it i hope you all burn plastic Ok now the act of smoking if you know it or not is actually kinda ...germy...germ...germie..idk anyway My main tip for you all is this 1-USE A BONG! Noxious gases known to occur in marijuana smoke include hydrogen cyanide, which incapacitates the lung's defensive cilia; volatile phenols, which contribute to the harshness of the taste; aldehydes, which promote cancer; and carbon monoxide, a known risk factor in heart disease. Previous studies indicate that water filtration may be quite effective in absorbing some of these [Nicholas Cozzi, Effects of Water Filtration on Marijuana Smoke: A Literature Review, MAPS Newsletter, Vol. IV #2, 1993]. If so, waterpipes might still turn out to have net health benefits. MAPS - Volume 6 Number 3 Summer 1996 - Meaning smoking out of a bong protects your Cilia Cilia, flagella, and centrioles Your cilia move mucuse around and out of your lungs, and protect your lungs from dust partiacles and viruses. H1N1, is a virus, meaning if you smoke to much otu of non filterd smoke then you will damage your Cilia making you MORE submittable? more sus-ep-table sorry. thats my main point my other small points on which I have no facts other then what i learned in kinder garden. 2- We smoke with our mouths, our mouths are dirty. if you share the pipe with a few people your gona be passing a shit load of germs, just try to hold your slobber please 3- The build up of resin is tar, butaine chemicals and randon bacteria from it being a dark warm area when not in use, so clearn your pipes when you can, especially if you hide them all over the place. Im not a germ-afobe really ....no seriously, I just dont like getting sick, hope you all enjoy this have a healthy flu season! Dragon...your friendly forum medic?
As a general cleanliness thing I wipe my bong down with alcohol pads, certainly can't hurt to do after a smoke session. Also, hookahs are solid, especially if you have hookah condoms each person can have their own condom. EXIT QUESTION: As a matter of public safety should everyone own a hookah? Yes, yes I think that might just have to happen.
I've never gotten the flu, I've never taken precautions when smoking with other people, I've frequently smoked with people who were extremely sick. I think by not being a germophobe I've strengthened my immune system to the point where I rarely get sick, and if I do it lasts 1-2 days and I feel fine again. Life is too short to be worried about germs all the time.