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ok, before i get to the question, i want to get this out of the way, i dont want any posts about how bad smoking is and to not do it, because i find that irritating.so my question is, what are generally the cheapest cigarettes? ive heard that some are worse for you than others, which ones are not as bad? any help will be appreciated.

I'm not sure which cigarettes are worse for you, because low tar and nicotine cigarettes are made with little air vents by the filter to dilute the smoke. Smokers want a certain dose of nicotine, so they subconsciously cover up the holes when they hold the cigarette. The tobacco they contain is just run-of-the-mill cigarette tobacco.

I would think filtered cigarettes would be a bit safer than unfiltered, but I don't know that for sure.

Here's a fairly technical article on cigarette pricing. It doesn't answer your question, but it's kind of interesting.

As you might have guessed, cigarettes are highly taxed in part to discourage smoking.

First I am a smokerSecond ITS HORRIBLE!bad yucky and all that!Finally, I went on a quest similar to yours a few years ago, it seems that I found loose tobacco to be both the cheapest, and the least irritating to my lungs. Also, it didn't have the chemically taste that name brand pre-rolled cigarettes had.I am however, on a quest to quit. I just haven't found what works for me. So, on that note, not smoking is probably the best and cheapest of all!!I can't help it. I wish I didn't have the addiction.

We're in the same boat luv; I've had more unsucessful attempts than I'd even like to say on here..

The heck I'm gonna tell a 17 year old how to get cheap smokes.Too bad you don't like the lectures, because we're right. Ask anyone who's smoked thier whole life (assuming they can talk in between the coughing fits) Because frankly, as a Tax payer, I loathe knowing my money is being wasted on health care to save people who find the truth "irritating".

You're 17? Then forget everything we posted, because we're contributing to the delinquincy of a minor. That was a pretty shitty trick you pulled, little boy.If you smoke now you're a freaking idiot, because you're likely to have a hell of a difficult time quitting later.

He is a DUMBASS!! I was too at that age! I only condone, NOT SMOKING!!! As I look forward to a life of miserable hacking over my own stupidity!

ok, let me get this out of the way, yes im 17 and i dont smoke, but i swear that my 18th birthday is nov. 24 (next friday) so enough with the whole underage thing, i was not goint to smoke until i was old enough any way.

You don't smoke now, but you plan to start next week? You're an idiot.

not necesarily, i was only thinking about it and look i know that smoking is bad, so i dont need everyone on here to tell me so. if your not going to answer my questions then dont answer at all, ok?

not necesarily, i was only thinking about it Why would you think about it? For what reason?> if your not going to answer my questions then dont answer at all, ok? Out of the mouths of babes. I have two words for you: tough shit.

my boyfriend smokes lets just leave it at that

You'll be 18 in a week, eh? Too bad smoking in my neck of the woods is age 19, so you'll STILL be under-age. It's still a stupid thing to do, and most any smoker will tell you not to start. Too bad you don't like the answers, truth from experience is a bitch, eh?

Yeah, your boyfriend, no doubt. I don't care if your boyfriend is the Pope. This is not appropriate.

so your boyfriend smokes...so you want to be like him and kill yourself slowly?? what a loving relationship...honestly now. what are you gonna get from smoking? besides cancer and all that shit? because your BOYFRIEND smokes? thats the shittiest excuse i can think of for planning on starting smoking!

so your boyfriend smokes...so you want to be like him and kill yourself slowly?Err, I wouldn't bet that he has a boyfriend who smokes.

O.o the O.P said "my boyfriend smokes"...... :S am i missing something here?

Smokers want a certain dose of nicotine, so they subconsciously cover up the holes when they hold the cigarette.

Where did you come up with that?

I have heard such things too, this is the same with low nicotine cigs, people will suck the cigarette harder; your body wants the nick, you'll do what it says.

Where did you come up with that?Surely you don't think I just pulled that out of the smokey air.The nicotine yield of a cigarette, at least as measured by a smoking machine, can be reduced by using tobacco that contains less nicotine, or by putting in tiny air holes at the front of the filter (which dilutes the smoke with fresh air), or both. The problem is that the body craves a certain level of nicotine, so when smoking low-yield cigarettes, people will draw harder and/or cover the little holes with their fingers. In both cases, they do it without thinking about it.The downside is that, when smoking low-nicotine cigarettes, people get more total smoke, which means more carbon monoxide (and more of other unhealthy things).abc.net.au, Great Moments in Science: Low Nicotine Cigarettescbsnews.com, 60 Minutes II:The Low-Tar MythIn reply to:So how does the cigarette deliver less tar to the machine and more to the smoker? Farone showed 60 Minutes II what most smokers overlook. There are tiny holes in the filter that allow fresh air to dilute the smoke."If I were to cover these (holes) with my fingers, I would get more tar than I would get if they weren't covered," Farone says. "If I put my lips over those holes, I would get more. If I suck harder, I can get more. So, there's many ways that I can defeat the idea of putting those holes there."Another way to compensate is to simply smoke more.I'm sorry if I implied that covering the holes is the only way that people get more smoke.____________________________________________________________________________Ashley> O.o the O.P said "my boyfriend smokes"...... :S am i missing something here?You're being naïve. He (yes, he) got a lot of crap, so she pulled a "wait a minute, I'm talking about my boyfriend not me" switcheroo. It like when a poster describes some embarrassing problem "his friend" has.