Smoking is the cause of different diseases worldwide, with different forms of consumption, such as the hookah, which has been increasingly used in Brazil, especially among young people. The hookah is a water-based pipe with a mixture of different flavors and aromas, and it can be shared by more than one person at the same time. It can cause the transmission of infectious diseases, in addition to the development of systemic diseases due to their toxic substances. The objective of this work was to carry out a review on the hookah use and its interference in the individual\'s health. For this, a bibliographic search was carried out in the online database of PubMed/Medline and Scholar Google, in addition to other relevant sources, such as the Brazilian Ministry of Health and the American Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention (CDC). A total of 13 articles, which met the established inclusion criteria, were used in this review. It can be seen that the tobacco present in the hookah contains toxic and carcinogenic substances, in addition to the possibility of transmission of infectious diseases during its use, thus showing that this product is harmful to the health of the individual.