chain smokers

Constant cigarette consumers

Chain smokers are people who smoke cigarettes one after another in continuous succession—lighting the next from the stub of the last, like links in a chain.

The term emphasizes compulsive, heavy smoking rather than occasional use: Chain smokers went through two packs a day.

The verb is chain-smoke.

tobacco

cigarettes

Paper-wrapped tobacco for smoking

lighterComparative of not heavy
ashtrayCigarette disposal dish
filterPorous separation device

menthol · tar · puff · drag · inhale · exhale · pack · carton · rolling tobacco · matches

addiction

nicotine

Addictive tobacco alkaloid

cravingPowerful urge to have
dependenceState of needing another
withdrawalAct of taking away

relapse · compulsion · urge · obsession · fixation · habit · pack-a-day · nicotine patches · quitting · cold turkey

health

lung cancer

Malignant growth in chest

emphysemaDamaged lung air sacs
bronchitisInflamed airway disease
heart diseaseMalfunction of blood-pumping organ

shortness of breath · yellow teeth · premature aging · poor circulation · COPD · oxygen tank · wheezing · raspy voice · stained fingers · cardiovascular risk

chain smokers

cigarettes

nicotine

lung cancer

chain smokers

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