I don't know what this mom is smoking, but an ordinary hookah does contain
tobacco, as well as sometimes dried fruits for flavor.  It has just as much
nicotine and even more toxic stuff in the smoke, potentially, because the
water that "filters" the smoke doesn't really filter it.  Hookah sessions
also can last a long time, much longer than just finishing a cigarette.  It
would be good to clarify with this mom what exactly she is smoking, and she
probably needs to call the place where she smokes, if she really thinks she
is only inhaling fruit flavors.

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/hookah/AN01265

I am *not* speaking from direct personal experience, but I do live in a
college town where there has been a recent movement to start up a hookah
parlor. . .

Lynn Carter OFS LLLL IBCLC
Missouri, USA

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