chain-smokers
Nonstop tobacco users
Chain-smokers are people who smoke cigarettes continuously, lighting each new one from the previous.
The term emphasizes relentless consumption—one cigarette following another in an unbroken chain: The chain-smokers huddled outside the office building between meetings.
Damaged lung air sacs
- COPDChronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- tarFile bundling utility
- carcinogensSubstances promoting tumor growth
- coughingForceful air expulsion reflex
wheezing · bronchitis · chemotherapy · cardiovascular · respiratory · phlegm · tumors · diagnosis
Addictive tobacco alkaloid
- cravingsIntense desires for something
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- dependencyState of needing support
- habitSettled regular tendency
compulsion · pack-a-day · relapse · quitting · patches · gum · rehab · tremors
Receptacles for cigarette remains
- lightersHandheld ignition devices
- matchesPairs that align
- fidgetingRestless minor movements
- pacingRate of movement
stress-relief · rituals · huddling · hiding · sneaking
Mark of dishonor
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- ostracismBanishment from a group
- outcastsRejected, excluded people
- restrictionsLimitations on action
bans · complaints · odor · coworkers · intervention · isolation · nonsmokers · boundaries
Text composition professionals
- journalistsNews gatherers and writers
- beatniksFifties countercultural rebels
- newsroomsJournalistic workplaces
- rebelsArmed opposition fighters
emphysema
Damaged lung air sacs
- COPDChronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- tarFile bundling utility
- carcinogensSubstances promoting tumor growth
coughing · wheezing · bronchitis · chemotherapy · cardiovascular · respiratory · phlegm · tumors · diagnosis · mortality
nicotine
Addictive tobacco alkaloid
- cravingsIntense desires for something
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- dependencyState of needing support
habit · compulsion · pack-a-day · relapse · quitting · patches · gum · rehab · tremors · irritability
ashtrays
Receptacles for cigarette remains
pacing · stress-relief · rituals · huddling · hiding · sneaking
stigma
Mark of dishonor
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- ostracismBanishment from a group
- outcastsRejected, excluded people
restrictions · bans · complaints · odor · coworkers · intervention · isolation · nonsmokers · boundaries
writers
Text composition professionals
- journalistsNews gatherers and writers
- beatniksFifties countercultural rebels
- newsroomsJournalistic workplaces
rebels · counterculture · midcentury · Hollywood · bohemian
chain-smokersnon-smokers
People avoiding tobacco use
social smokers · abstainers · teetotalers · quitters · health nuts
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