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{{Short description|Small roll of tobacco made to be smoked}}
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[[File:Cigarette DS.jpg|thumb|A filtered cigarette]]
A '''cigarette''' is a narrow cylinder containing a combustible material, typically [[tobacco]], that is rolled into [[Rolling paper|thin paper]] for [[smoking]]. The cigarette is ignited at one end, causing it to smolder; the resulting smoke is orally inhaled via the opposite end. Cigarette smoking is the most common method of tobacco consumption. The term ''cigarette'', as commonly used, refers to a tobacco cigarette, but the word is sometimes used to refer to other substances, such as a [[joint (cannabis)|cannabis cigarette]] or a [[herbal cigarette]]. A cigarette is distinguished from a [[cigar]] by its usually smaller size, use of processed leaf, different smoking method, and paper wrapping, which is typically white.

There are significant negative health effects from smoking cigarettes such as [[cancer]], [[chronic obstructive pulmonary disease]] (COPD), [[cardiovascular disease|heart disease]], [[birth defect]]s, and other [[Health effects of tobacco|health problems]] relating to nearly every organ of the body. Most modern cigarettes are [[cigarette filter|filtered]], although this does not make the smoke inhaled from them contain fewer carcinogens and harmful chemicals. [[Nicotine]], the [[psychoactive drug]] in tobacco, makes cigarettes [[Substance dependence|highly addictive]]. About half of cigarette smokers die of tobacco-related disease and lose on average 14 years of life. Every year, cigarette smoking causes more than 8 million deaths worldwide; more than 1.3 million of these are non-smokers dying as the result of exposure to [[secondhand smoke]].<ref name="fact-sheets"/> These harmful effects have led to legislation that has prohibited smoking in many workplaces and public areas, regulated marketing and [[Smoking age|purchasing age]] of tobacco, and levied taxes to discourage cigarette use.[[File:2015 E-papieros mod 01.JPG|thumb|An [[electronic cigarette]]]]In the 21st century [[electronic cigarettes]] (also called ''e-cigarettes'' or ''vapes'') were developed, whereby a substance contained within (typically a liquid [[Construction of electronic cigarettes#E-cigarette liquid|solution]] containing nicotine) is vaporized by a battery-powered heating element as opposed to being burned. Such devices are commonly promoted by their manufacturers as safer alternatives to conventional cigarettes. Since e-cigarettes are a relatively new product, scientists do not have data on their possible long-term health effects, but there are [[health effects of electronic cigarettes|significant health risks associated with their use]].