A person who smokes while driving a vehicle which has an occupant under the age of 18 is punishable with a maximum fine of QR3,000, according to Article 18 of Law No. 10 of 2016 on the control of tobacco and its derivatives.
There is a strong association between water-pipe (shisha) smoking and cancers of the head and neck, oesophagus and lungs, it has been revealed in a comprehensive study by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q).
Harmful effects of smoking shisha were discussed at the latest instalment of Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar’s (WCM-Q) Grand Rounds.
