Chain smoking is the practice of lighting a new cigarette for personal consumption immediately after one that is finished, sometimes using the finished cigarette to light the next one. The term is most often used more loosely to describe people who smoke relatively constantly, though not actually "chaining." However, no clear definition exists as to how many cigarettes per day a person has to smoke in order to be considered a chain smoker, as the term is rather associated with perceivable behaviour than being or offering an actual quantitative measure. Chain smoking is a term primarily applied to cigarette smoking, although it can be extended to cover cigar and pipe smoking as well. It is a common form of addiction.
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Famous quotes containing the words chain and/or smoking:
“A chain is no stronger than its weakest link, and life is after all a chain.”
—William James (1842–1910)
“Finishing schools in the fifties were a good place to store girls for a few years before marrying them off, a satisfactory rest stop between college weekends spent husband hunting. It was a haven for those of us adept at styling each other’s hair, playing canasta, and chain smoking Pall Mall extra-long cigarettes.”
—Barbara Howar (b. 1934)