chain-smoking
Cigarette after cigarette
Chain-smoking is smoking cigarettes in rapid succession, lighting each new one from the last or immediately after finishing it.
The term suggests compulsive or heavy smoking: He sat chain-smoking by the phone, waiting for news.
As a verb, to chain-smoke follows the same pattern: She chain-smoked through the interview.
Paper-wrapped tobacco cylinder
- tobaccoDried smoking leaf
- nicotineAddictive tobacco alkaloid
- lighterComparative of not heavy
- ashtrayCigarette disposal dish
puff · drag · inhale · exhale · filter · pack · carton · menthol
Addictive tobacco alkaloid
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- dependenceState of needing another
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- compulsionIrresistible urge to act
relapse · rehabilitation · detoxification · recovery · abstinence · intervention · tolerance · dopamine
Without pause or gap
- nonstopWithout pause or break
- unceasingNever coming to rest
- persistentContinuing despite difficulty
- constantFixed, unvarying quantity
chronic · incessant · perpetual · uninterrupted · back-to-back · endless · prolonged · sustained
Regular sequence of actions
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- habitualDone by routine
- ingrainedFirmly established by habit
- repetitionAct of redoing
automaticity · behavior · psychological · habituation · propensity · compulsive · practice · pattern
cigarette
Paper-wrapped tobacco cylinder
ashtray · puff · drag · inhale · exhale · filter · pack · carton · menthol · tar
nicotine
Addictive tobacco alkaloid
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- dependenceState of needing another
- withdrawalAct of taking away
compulsion · relapse · rehabilitation · detoxification · recovery · abstinence · intervention · tolerance · dopamine · self-medication
continuous
Without pause or gap
- nonstopWithout pause or break
- unceasingNever coming to rest
- persistentContinuing despite difficulty
constant · chronic · incessant · perpetual · uninterrupted · back-to-back · endless · prolonged · sustained · heavy
routine
Regular sequence of actions
repetition · automaticity · behavior · psychological · habituation · propensity · compulsive · practice · pattern · trigger
chain-smokingnon-smoking
Prohibiting tobacco use
abstinence · quitting · smoke-free · tobacco-free · social smoking
chain-smokingabstinence
Voluntary forgoing of indulgences
sobriety · clean living · moderation · self-control · temperance
chain-smokingquitting
Ceasing an activity
quitting smoking · kicking the habit · smoking cessation · recovery · sobriety
smoke, chain, smoking, smoked, smoker, smokers, smokey, unsmoked, antismoking