“…In the US, a survey conducted in 2014 and 2015 showed that college students are more likely to start WTS, and misperception of the harm of WTS was found especially in young population and never smokers [6]. Studies have shown that flavors are one of the major reasons for young people to smoke waterpipe tobaccos [7,8], and social influence is the other one [9]. The fruit flavor is the preferred flavor among waterpipe tobacco users, and females are found to be more inclined to consume flavored waterpipe products than males [10].…”