While cigarette smoking has declined significantly during the past 40 years, it is still the most popular method of using tobacco.
However, the use of other tobacco products is increasing—particularly among young people. These include:
Cigars: Tobacco wrapped in leaf tobacco or another tobacco-containing substance instead of paper, which can be bought individually
Cigarillos: Small cigars that cost less and are also available for purchase individually
Hookahs or waterpipes: Pipes with a long, flexible tube for drawing smoke from lit, flavored tobacco through water contained in a bowl
Smokeless tobacco: Products like chewing tobacco and snuff that are placed in the mouth between the teeth and gums
Powder tobacco: Mixtures that are inhaled through the nose
E-cigarettes: These devices, which deliver nicotine in the absence of the other chemicals in tobacco, have become popular in recent years