[kawera]

I wonder if there were studies that analyzed the effect of smoking non-industrialized cigarettes. I smoke 2-4 cigarettes per day and make my own cigarettes from tobacco leaves that I dry/shred myself. The leaves in turn come from a few organically grown plants.

[nabla9]

The quality of tobacco does not matter. Homegrown can be even more harmful.

The main reason tobacco is so dangerous is because you are inhaling smoke and carcinogens that are created in the burning. Burning organic or non-organic makes no difference. You are like firefighter in a burning house without a mask when you inhale.

http://www.livescience.com/7914-warning-homegrown-tobacco-de...

[mountaineer22]

Also, you are controlling your own dose (by how big you roll and pack your cigarette), no?

I feel with industrialized cigarettes, most users feel obligated to consume it completely.

My father-in-law would smoke a portion of the cigarette, put it out, and resume later.

[kawera]

Oh, sure, you can control the size/dose - mines are slightly shorter/thinner than normal cigarettes.