Health Feature: What is ‘chuff’? The health risks behind this new smoking trend

Gugs Mhlungu speaks to Dr Fundile Nyati, a resident GP and CEO of Proactive Health Solutions, about a dangerous emerging smoking trend known as “chuff,” which gained attention after a viral video showed students inhaling from a fire extinguisher pipe.

The discussion unpacks the curiosity and risk-taking often seen in young people, the serious health consequences of inhaling toxic substances, and the social influences driving this behavior. 

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