Phenylethylamine and benzaldehyde in cigarette smoke were reported to reduce the activity of CYP2A6 (Toorn et al., 2019)
So, while smoking might make some people appear thinner, it's not a sustainable or healthy method for controlling your weightand the risks to your health are far greater
Reynolds document, called "Media Tips," stated that Regardless of how you define addiction, cigarettes are clearly not in the same class as addictive, mind-altering drugs like heroin and cocaine. In a 1997 issue of Time magazine, the president and CEO of Philip Morris was quoted as saying "If [cigarettes] are behaviorally addictive or habit forming, they are much more like GummiBears, and I eat Gummi Bears, and I don't like it when I don't eat my Gummi Bears, but I'm certainly not addicted to them." 4
First job: Counsel for Senate majority leader Harry Reid
As in, she had to lose weight