How did menthol cigarettes come to control such a large share of African American smokers' cigarette purchases? [quick cites: wikipedia, FDA (via USA Today), Harvard SoPH] [more inside]
posted by jjjjjjjijjjjjjj on Nov 3, 2009 - 20 answers

Does anyone have a link to research linking in-store tobacco counter advertising and teenage smoking habits? [more inside]
posted by cameronfromedinburgh on Sep 23, 2009 - 2 answers

So... The US has banned clove cigarettes. This is the only type I smoke because I dislike the taste and feel of smoking a tobacco-only cigarette. What options to I have? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Sep 23, 2009 - 27 answers

If I smoke a cigarette will it affect my bloodwork? [more inside]
posted by j1950 on Aug 9, 2009 - 4 answers

i have just seen this awesome collection of vintage ads featuring brides, in bridal gowns, smoking cigarettes. and now (out of curiosity) i am wondering if there were any print ads, ever, featuring pregnant women smoking.
posted by sdn on Jun 1, 2009 - 12 answers

I need some advice about a first time e-cigarette buy. I really want to get my smoker friends all switched to electronic cigarettes over regular ones because they straight up stink and are grose. I used to smoke myself and quit just fine under the cold turkey method. But I don't mind buying one for myself smoking non nicotine content cartridges to kind of set up a sort of "Viral Marketing" campaign to my friends. I have been looking into stick style ecig's like the "M 401" and the "Janty Mini" I heard the Janty series have a cartridge that can hold a huge number of refill drops as well (although I don't recall the name of the carts or for what specific Ecig it works with). Any advice on this is appreciated. I would love to buy the Janty because you know where its coming from but if there are any other sources please let me know in the reply's. [more inside]
posted by Chamunks on May 28, 2009 - 11 answers

Why is there such uniformity in the design of cigarettes in comparison to other tobacco products?
posted by roofus on Apr 27, 2009 - 18 answers

Non-smoker dating a smoker - how to deal? [more inside]
posted by KateHasQuestions on Mar 22, 2009 - 36 answers

If you have smoked two or more of the following "premium" cigarettes, please compare and contrast them: Davidoff, Nat Sherman, Benson and Hedges. Thanks! [more inside]
posted by no1hatchling on Mar 3, 2009 - 19 answers

Fire Safe Cigarettes - they taste different, leave a film in my throat, and generally disappoint. Even imports like dunhills are carrying the FSC badge. Is there any way (in SF) I can get my good old fashioned smokes?
posted by muscat on Jan 5, 2009 - 10 answers

cigarette filter, so to speak: the online smoke shop i've been using for years just shut down. i need a new one! any good/legit sources? (yes, i've paid with echeck for years, not a problem)
posted by sdn on Oct 3, 2008 - 4 answers

I need creative ideas for remedying a stale apartment. [more inside]
posted by stormygrey on Aug 13, 2008 - 11 answers

I'm an on/off again smoker. At 'worst' I smoke a cigarette or two per night. At best I go 3-4 months without smoking at all. The rub is that it'll get to be around 11 PM, and I'll want one, and if they're available, I'll smoke one. If they're not available, I'm not about to go out and get them. Can the hive mind think of ways to keep them available but not smoke nightly? Anon because several people who read MeFi don't know I smoke. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jul 1, 2008 - 27 answers

What are the penalties for unlicensed cigarette vendors selling untaxed (likely imported) cigarettes in NYC? [more inside]
posted by ifranzen on Jun 30, 2008 - 6 answers

Let's talk herbal cigarettes and other non–nicotine related substances! [more inside]
posted by fantasticninety on Jun 24, 2008 - 15 answers

Why are corners cut on some rolling papers? [more inside]
posted by Black_Umbrella on Jun 10, 2008 - 7 answers

Smoking hot american mefites! I'll be traveling from MD to MA soon. Which state between here and there has the cheapest cigarettes? [more inside]
posted by frecklefaerie on May 23, 2008 - 15 answers

Help me pick a cigarette for the "infamous gentleman". [more inside]
posted by Parasite Unseen on Apr 14, 2008 - 88 answers

How organic is Natural American Spirit tobacco? [more inside]
posted by fjardt on Mar 26, 2008 - 6 answers

If I eat three breakfasts and then don't eat for the rest of the day, is that the same thing as eating breakfast lunch and dinner? [more inside]
posted by defmute on Mar 19, 2008 - 19 answers

I have never smoked in my life, and with every year my attitude and tolerance for smoking becomes worse and less (sorry, all smokers out there!). In the last little while, I realized that I actually unconsciously hold my breath every time I pass someone who smokes in the street. Does this significantly do anything in terms of benefiting me and helping to avoid the dangers of second-hand smoke, or am I just fooling myself?
posted by esolo on Jan 19, 2008 - 21 answers

I haven't smoked in over a month. How can I inspire myself to extend that indefinitely? [more inside]
posted by scarylarry on Dec 23, 2007 - 34 answers

Is there such a thing as a cigarette sampler? [more inside]
posted by ThirstyEar2 on Oct 24, 2007 - 12 answers

Why do cigarettes smell so much better outside? [more inside]
posted by cosmicbandito on Oct 1, 2007 - 20 answers

Three months ago, I quit smoking, but on occasion I'll crave a cigarette. I envy those who say "God, I HATE the smell of cigarettes!". I want to hate that smell, as it would make it all the more easy to be a non-smoker...but I don't. I'm rather indifferent to the smell. Can I get some lessons on how to hate the smell of cigarette? [more inside]
posted by zardoz on Sep 12, 2007 - 21 answers

Health Advocates Need Not Apply: Is there an American equivalent to Silk Cut cigarettes? [more inside]
posted by MasonDixon on Aug 23, 2007 - 9 answers

Craving cigarettes, but have never smoked. Anybody ever heard of this? [more inside]
posted by Defenestrator on Jul 24, 2007 - 33 answers

My mom 50, and two sisters 23 and 17, started smoking cigarettes all together a few years ago. If none of them ever quit, what are the statistical chances of one of them dying from the habit? I'm assuming it gets closer and closer to 100% the longer it continues, any idea on how to calculate this?
posted by parallax7d on Jul 5, 2007 - 24 answers

Where can one find Double Happiness cigarettes in New York City? [more inside]
posted by invitapriore on Jun 22, 2007 - 3 answers

Anyone know of a reliable local source for Ecstacy brand herbal cigarettes in the NYC or Poughkeepsie area? [more inside]
posted by stagewhisper on Jun 15, 2007 - 2 answers

How can I convince myself to not smoke casually? [more inside]
posted by iamkimiam on May 8, 2007 - 21 answers

Does Laura Bush really smoke cigarettes? Did she ever? Did she quit then start again? Evidence please. I need to win, or at least start, a bar argument.
posted by Mister_A on Apr 25, 2007 - 7 answers

Has Anyone ever opened a packet of cigarettes and found one of them upside down? [more inside]
posted by DrtyBlvd on Mar 1, 2007 - 34 answers

OK, so there are apparently 4000 different chemicals in a cigarette, right? But as I understand it, the only substance that makes it addictive is nicotine. So why don't cigarette companies simply not include all these various chemicals? Does their removal lessen the 'joy' smokers get from smoking a cigarette? What's their purpose? [more inside]
posted by Effigy2000 on Feb 21, 2007 - 44 answers

How can I stave off allergies to cigarette smoke for four nights? I'm really looking forward to going to my boyfriend's house for Thanksgiving--but his mom is a heavy smoker, and cigarette smoke and I . . . don't get along. [more inside]
posted by schroedinger on Nov 20, 2006 - 24 answers

Name this 200 cigarettes song [more inside]
posted by DieHipsterDie on Nov 13, 2006 - 6 answers

Quick Idiomatic Spanish Translation - help me make my point. [more inside]
posted by Mr. Blint on Sep 25, 2006 - 8 answers

What healthier alternatives have people swapped into their lives that, to them, adequately (or mostly) fulfilled the deeper-level relaxation/decompression/whatever that food, drink, cigarettes, or drugs had formerly fulfilled? [more inside]
posted by WCityMike on Aug 14, 2006 - 31 answers

i have several wooden figurines from my grandmother that actually smoke small incense cigarettes. any ideas where to find the cigarettes? [more inside]
posted by Hat Maui on Aug 14, 2006 - 6 answers

Name this book or short story: A girl locks herself in her room with a bucket for piss and a bucket to shit. She meditates herself into the desert from the packaging of a box of Camel cigarettes. Any of this information may be false, I'm working off a description I vaguely remember from ten years ago.
posted by elr on Aug 8, 2006 - 7 answers

Quitting smoking makes me hate the world. How do I get over that? [more inside]
posted by mustcatchmooseandsquirrel on Aug 5, 2006 - 34 answers

Where can I buy Djarum Super clove cigarettes online in the U.S.? [more inside]
posted by rolypolyman on Mar 21, 2006 - 2 answers

Selfabuse filter. I used to smoke 2 cigarettes every night before bed and I quit recently. I did fine for the first week, but looking back at the past 2 weeks, I've started drinking more at night, popping Vicodin, or taking the odd Benadryl before bed. So clearly I have some strong need to abuse myself in some way before the day's out - has anyone else done this, and if so, how did you deal with it? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Feb 24, 2006 - 26 answers

Want to get healthier. In which order should I fix my three vices for optimal success? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jan 17, 2006 - 29 answers

Does menthol in cigarettes crystalize in your lungs? [more inside]
posted by frankie_stubbs on Dec 31, 2005 - 6 answers

Does anyone have a link to (or a copy of) the famous 'Zulu War/Rorke's Drift' pastiche Silk Cut cigarette advert shown in British cinemas in the 1970s?
posted by timpollard on Dec 22, 2005 - 1 answer

Why do unfiltered cigarettes cost so much more than unfiltered ones? [more inside]
posted by Captain_Tenille on Aug 7, 2005 - 17 answers

Why do so many doctors smoke? [more inside]
posted by hsoltz on Jun 16, 2005 - 24 answers

Why do many (most?) smokers consider it acceptable to throw their used butts on the sidewalk/out the window, when they wouldn't even think about throwing other types of trash on the ground?
posted by UKnowForKids on Jun 8, 2005 - 50 answers

I'm looking for anecdotes & observations regarding stereotypical cigarette brand choices. [more inside]
posted by obloquy on May 5, 2005 - 41 answers