Hey, I asked if there were any places in Bath that do shisha, not everyone's opinions on it!
Of course it's bloody bad for your health - it's just like smoking a big bowl of tobacco leaves soaked in molasses. No tar, so it won't clog up your lungs to the same extent as cigarettes, but it's got to contribute to lung problems in the long run. I'm pretty sure it's high in the nicotine factor too, considering that most cigarette smokers can get a good nicotine buzz from it. When you're burning/heating that amount of tobacco at once, 'course you're going to get more of a hit than one or two cigarettes. I'd say smoking a shisha for the same amount of time as a cigarette would last would be equivalent in nicotnie terms to smoking five cigs at once - that'd be the equivalent amount of tobacco, at least.
I don't condone smoking in any way by asking if there are any shisha cafes in a town, and the last thing this world needs is more "OMG DONT DO IT IT R BAD 4 U" trolls, thanks iceman...