cigarettes, butts,, smokes, ciggies.

The leaves of the tobacco plant are dried then rubbed to produce a brown, flaky mixture. It can be bought loose like this as rolling tobacco or in ready-made cigarettes. Tobacco is most often smoked but some people chew it.

• Smoking any drug gets it to the brain quickly. When a smoker inhales, the nicotine reaches the brain in around 8 seconds. Regular smokers say it helps them relax, feel less hungry and feel better.

• Nicotine speeds up the heart rate and increases blood pressure.

• First time smokers often feel sick and dizzy.

• Smokers are more likely to get coughs and chest infections.

• Long-term addiction could leave you with cancer, emphysema or heart disease.

• Smoking has been linked to the amputation of 2000 limbs a year.

• It's estimated smoking contributes to 120,000 premature deaths in the UK every year.

• Other people breathing in your smoke could end up with breathing difficulties, asthma or even cancer.