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". Chain smoking is a term primarily applied to cigarette smoking, although it can be extended to cover cigar and pipe smoking as well. Two unlit filtered cigarettes. ...

Famous chain smokers include Mao Zedong, Walt Disney, Helmut Schmidt, John Wayne, Richard Burton, Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante (has since stopped smoking altogether), Bill Hicks, Denis Leary, Humphrey Bogart, George Formby (Who smoked 40 Woodbines a day) John Lennon, Al Pacino, Louis Armstrong, Edward R. Murrow, Herb Kelleher, Yul Brynner and Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels who all smoked five packs of cigarettes a day. A famous fictional chain smoker is Western comic character Lucky Luke, always seen with a cigarette in his mouth until the anti-smoking lobby urged the author to make him quit. Another notable chain smoker was the eminent paleontologist, R. H. Flower, who is known for smoking in the shower.^[1]. Kate Moss, a British supermodel, is a notable female chain smoker, as she smokes four packs of Marlboro Lights per day and has been smoking since the age of twelve.^[2] Another notable chain smoker is Drew Barrymore, as she smokes two to three packs of Marlboro Reds per day since she was nine and a half.^[3] Lindsay Lohan also smokes relatively constantly. HM the Queen of Denmark, Margarethe II is also a notable chain smoker. ^[4] “Mao” redirects here. ... For the company founded by Disney, see The Walt Disney Company. ... Helmut Heinrich Waldemar Schmidt (born December 23, 1918) is a German Social Democratic politician. ... John Wayne (May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979) was an iconic, Academy Award-winning, American film actor. ... Richard Burton CBE (November 10, 1925 – August 5, 1984) was a Welsh actor. ... Red Hot Chili Peppers are an American alternative rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1983. ... John Anthony Frusciante (IPA pronunciation: ) (born March 5, 1970) is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter and record producer. ... This Section does not cite any references or sources. ... Denis Leary (born Denis Colin Leary on August 18, 1957) is a Golden Globe and Emmy Award-nominated American actor, comedian, writer and director. ... Humphrey DeForest Bogart (December 25, 1899 – January 14, 1957) was an American actor. ... George Formby, OBE (26 May 1904 – 6 March 1961) was an English singer and comedian who became a major star of both cinema and music hall. ... Woodbine are a brand of Irish cigarette made by Gallaghers. ... John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980), (born John Winston Lennon, known as John Ono Lennon) was an iconic English 20th century rock and roll songwriter and singer, best known as the founding member of The Beatles. ... Alfredo James Pacino (born April 25, 1940) is a renowned and influential Academy Award, four time Golden Globe, AFI, two time BAFTA, Emmy Award, and two time Tony Award-winning American stage and film actor who played such iconic roles as Michael Corleone in The Godfather Trilogy and Tony Montana... Louis[1] Armstrong[2] (4 August 1901[3] – July 6, 1971), nicknamed Satchmo[4] and Pops, was an American jazz musician. ... April 8, 1956: CBS newsman Edward R. Murrow talking to reporters during a stop in Wiesbaden, Germany. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Yul Brynner (July 11, 1920[1] – October 10, 1985) was a Russian-born Broadway and Academy Award-winning Hollywood actor. ... Paul Joseph Goebbels (German pronunciation: IPA: ) (29 October 1897 – 1 May 1945) was a German politician and Minister for Public Enlightenment and Propaganda during the National Socialist regime from 1933 to 1945. ... This article is about the comic book and TV series. ... Rousseau H. Flower (1913–1988) was an extremely prolific 20th century paleontologist, known for his eccentric personality. ... Not to be confused with Kate Mosse. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Drew Blyth Barrymore (born February 22, 1975) is an American actress and film producer, the youngest member of the Barrymore family of American actors. ... Lindsay Dee Lohan[1] (born July 2, 1986) is an American actress and pop music singer. ...

See also

• Tobacco smoking

The cigarette is the most common method of smoking tobacco. ...

References

1. ^ http://www.acampbell.ukfsn.org/bookreviews/r/fortey-1.html
2. ^ http://smokingsides.com/asfs/M/Moss.html
3. ^ http://smokingsides.com/asfs/B/Barrymore.html
4. ^ http://smokingsides.com/asfs/L/Lohan.html