Cigarette

Cigarettes are one of several ways of ingesting tobacco, alongside cigars.

Overview
Cigarettes are one of several ways to consume tobacco, typically resembling a narrow cylinder filled with processed tobacco, consisting of recycled stems, stalks, and scraps, mixed with various additives such as glue or fillers, and sprayed with nicotine. They are used by lighting one end on fire and inhaling the resulting aerosolized nicotine and smoke through a mostly decorative filter. Orally ingested nicotine is a potent psychoactive drug, but the smoke is extremely harmful to the user's health, and a common cause of cancer, pulmonary diseases, and other complications. Smoking is highly addictive, and may lead to chain smoking cigarettes one after another to ingest further doses of nicotine and increasing health risks.

Both this habit-forming tendency and health effects of smoking were well known. Despite that, cigarettes remained a staple of popular culture, advertised nationwide with no restrictions, and without health warnings of any sort. There was no smoking ban in indoor spaces, not at workplaces, recreational venues, or even upper class resorts like the Whitespring Resort. In fact, smoke breaks were a staple of work culture and these machines commonly became places for workers to socialize, regardless of gender. This popularity also made packs and cartons of cigarettes popular bribes. As a result of this tobacco craze, cigarette vending machines were omnipresent, including hospitals. Some medical robots were even programmed to suggest a cigarette as a way to deal with anxiety or overstimulation. Enterprising citizens could readily purchase their own vending machines with little oversight and gain a reliable source of income. Even the futuristic Sierra Madre Casino & Resort did little to curb tobacco enthusiasm, with its replicators capable of processing cigarettes with no restrictions. Even Nuka-Cola Corporation decided to profit off of smoking's popularity, creating cigarette-shaped confectionery called Cappy's Candy Cigarettes, complete with a branded ashtray and likelihood of nicotine in the candy.

The popularity of cigarettes survived the Great War with little trouble. Smoking cigarettes remains a common pastime and a common habit regardless of century or region. Even super mutants are prone to smoking, with some becoming chain smokers. The ready availability of pre-War cigarettes also make them useful as payment, or collateral for settling debts. Smoking-related expressions also persist. However, the scale of smoking means that the supply is steadily dwindling, and packaged cigarettes steadily become harder to find, especially in areas with limited agriculture that rely on scavenging.

Brands

 * Big Boss
 * Clipper Ship
 * Grey Tortoise
 * Pyramid

Game items
Although referenced in Fallout and Fallout 2, cigarettes do not exist as a discrete game item and are not listed below.

Cigarette


A single cigarette. Not worth much on its own, but still a cigarette. However, it's already been partially smoked.

Pack of cigarettes


A whole pack of cigarettes, contains up to 20 cigarettes; worth more to anyone than a single cigarette. Comes in both the Big Boss and Grey Tortoise brands.

Carton of cigarettes


A carton of the cigarettes that contains up to 10 packs of cigarettes (or 200 individual cigarettes). Comes in both the Big Boss and Grey Tortoise brands.