No, there are basic differences between cigarette smoke and the aerosolized hookah.

In contrast to cigarette smoke, which is composed mostly of tar, nicotine, and carbon monoxide, the aerosol produced by flavor-infused hookah  molasses is 75% water, 60% glycerol, and 15% glycerol. According to a study, released by CORESTA, hookah pipes, which have a far lower tobacco content than cigarettes, are cooked at much lower temperatures and produce aerosol with significantly lower quantities of nicotine and other elements than cigarette smoke.

For instance, according to the CORESTA research, two cigarettes had the same amount of nicotine as one hour of heating flavor-infused hookah.

Research should be done on improvements in heating shisha molasses, which can further reduce the amount of contaminants in the aerosol.