Is smoking hookah safer than smoking cigarette?
There are many papers on this subject that you can find with a simple Google search. But from what I understand, you get much more smoke from a hookah than a cigarette, however the smoke is not nearly as harmful (less nicotine) as the cigarette smoke. Smoking anything is obviously not good for your health, but since hookah is more of a social activity which is usually done two or three times a week, it is probably safer than cigarettes.