Study: Teens may be swapping cigarettes in favor of hookahs

Although the number of teens smoking cigarettes has dropped, a new study suggests they may be swapping one bad habit for another.

Hookahs are traditionally more common in the Middle East and South Asia, but they appear to have found a new customer base: American teens.

NYU researchers used a CDC survey of high school students across the country finding that nearly one in five seniors admitted to using a hookah.

Researchers also discovered teens most likely to smoke hookah were those living in better-off households, and those with highly-educated parents.