Tanzania has banned the smoking of shishas or water pipes over concerns of links with drug or alcohol abuse. The government said businesses in the country's biggest city, Dar es Salaam, were expected to stop shisha sales within seven days. Shisha smoking has become increasingly popular with young people in Tanzania. But there has been growing concern that smoking the fruit-scented tobacco through a bowl and tube could be used to cover up alcohol or drug abuse. The BBC's Tulanana Bohela in Dar es Salaam says there have been cases of some users replacing the water with alcohol or marijuana infused water. Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa is reported to have said that shisha smoking was killing future ...
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