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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I'll be 50 this year and I've decided to give up smoking, My doctor's prescribed Zyban but, after reading the leaflet (more like a computer manual, actually) that comes with the package, I'm terrified. Has anyone had any direct experience of the drug? Many thanks! [More inside.] [more inside]
posted by MiguelCardoso on Jan 6, 2005 - 56 answers

I am a smoker who works at home. Now that the cold weather is here there isn't much air circulation and I stink the place up good. Have you had any success eliminating tobacco odors short of buying an expensive air purifier?
posted by Cryptical Envelopment on Dec 3, 2004 - 21 answers

Roll-up cigarettes: Do you use a filter? I'm just learning to add a filter to my roll-ups. It's a bit fiddly. And I'm wondering what your experiences with it are and whether it's worthwhile learning. I've been told that by adding a filter, the smoke will be less carcinogenic. To me, at least. Thanks for the input!
posted by timyang on Dec 1, 2004 - 12 answers

Cigarette Smoke Filter.
I am currently working at 305 Broadway, a building full of lawyers, (inlcuding me) in lower Manhattan. On the adjacent floor below, someone, or some set of people is smoking, and [more inside]
posted by ParisParamus on Oct 18, 2004 - 18 answers

BodilyFunctionFilter: Five weeks smoke free - huzzah! - however, I am worried that I am not hacking up any lung hommous from 8+ years of a reasonably rastafarian rock n roll lifestyle. I am breathing great, but i *know* there should be stuff coming out ... is my worry justifed?
posted by elphTeq on Jun 6, 2004 - 26 answers

I'm trying to write an essay on the current nostalgia for guilt-free (and information-free!) smoking, boozing and drug-taking and desperately need sources, whether web-based or bibliographical. [More inside.] [more inside]
posted by MiguelCardoso on May 5, 2004 - 15 answers

If you have ever smoked, what story, event or argument finally convinced you to stop?
posted by cup on Dec 19, 2003 - 35 answers