The researchers said it seemed that smokers - particularly those that smoked to cope - were more likely to have a cigarette soon after waking up to stave off withdrawal symptoms, which include anxiety.

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I've never taken drugs, I'm asthmatic, I couldn't have even smoked a cigarette if I'd wanted one.

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Gillian Hutchison, from Dreghorn in Ayrshire, was said to have admitted she had smoked a cigarette in the toilet.

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Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) that would have raised cigarette taxes 43 cents a pack.

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This is essentially a cigarette tax, though cigarettes have decades of undisputed research that they directly kill people.

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Even smokers, who are normally cast into the back alleys in cigarette-averse Los Angeles, have a comfortable trolley on an outdoor patio in which to enjoy their Gitanes cigarettes.

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Some scientists have suggested that it's possible to make a safer cigarette, or that nicotine levels could be reduced over a period of time, making tobacco less addictive.

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Most states have tacked on additional taxes, which puts a big crimp on cigarette consumption.

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People who aren't autistic have more accepted ways to let go of workplace stress: smoke a cigarette, grab a cup of coffee, gossip with a co-worker.

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Judges in 11 of 13 other cases have rejected similar attempts to put together a class that would almost certainly force cigarette makers into a multibillion-dollar settlement.

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Although the tobacco bill has bipartisan support, some Republicans have objected to the comprehensive bill, which would increase cigarette taxes and launch a campaign to cut teen smoking.

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Richard: Speaking of growth, did you see that Wells Fargo securities in several of their reports have predicted that the e-cigarette business will overtake the traditional cigarette market within a decade.

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Cigarette stocks have become downright trendy of late as investors have taken to chasing yield in a low-interest-rate world.

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