How to Smoke a Cigarette Indoors Without Getting Caught

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Smoking a cigarette indoors without getting caught comes down to controlling the amount of visible smoke in the air and covering the scent that the smoke leaves. There are a few ways to handle either the smoke or the scent, or even both. By being careful about how and where you smoke and doing some quick cleaning after you're finished, you'll be able to smoke in peace in any room where it is safe to do so.

Method 1
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Choosing the Right Place to Smoke

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  1. If you’re trying not to get caught smoking in your own home, don’t smoke all over the house. Instead, designate a single room in your residence as a smoking room, and only smoke there. [1]
  2. If you run the water for your bath or shower, you’ll generate a great deal of steam. This steam neutralizes other airborne scents, including cigarette smoke. [2]
  3. If you’re smoking in a large office and want to avoid getting caught, light your cigarettes in a room with a window you can crack open. Open the window before you smoke to reduce the volume of smoke that accumulates inside. [3]
    • A tall and relatively disused stairwell might be a good option.
  4. If you smoke near a smoke detector, you could trigger it, alerting everyone in the building that you’re smoking. Even if you don’t trigger a noisy traditional smoke detector, you might get caught by a more modern smoke detector that can differentiate between fires and cigarette smoke. [4]
    • Newer smoke detectors use wireless signals to alert building managers when and where people are smoking.
    • Keep an eye out for smoke detectors when deciding where to smoke indoors.
  5. When smoking indoors, steer clear of high-traffic areas. Smoking in areas with lots of people about only increases the odds that you’ll be caught smoking indoors. Instead, head to a disused part of the building or an empty back room. [5]
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Conforming to Best Practices

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  1. Air purifiers filter the content and the stench of air, erasing the stink of tobacco smoke. This will help you conceal your smoking when indoors. [6]
    • The best air purifiers will have an activated carbon filter. This filter is specially attuned to remove the odor of smoke.
    • If you’re out and about but trying to not get caught smoking indoors, use a personal air filter. These portable devices filter your smoke, scrubbing its scent and toxins. [7]
  2. Smoke clings to clothes, curtains, towels, and bedding. Remove these things regularly before they build up a heavy layer of smoke that could out you as an indoor smoker. [8]
  3. Smoke particulate can mingle with regular dust and settle on your tables, TVs, and counters. Dust and wipe surfaces regularly to avoid accumulating telltale smoke scent. [9]
    • Don’t forget to wipe down your mirrors and windows.
  4. Don’t leave your cigarettes in the toilet or on top of an open trash can. Wrap your cigarette butts in a damp paper towel to ensure they don’t accidentally ignite the trash can, then throw the whole bundle away. [10]
    • You can also store cigarette butts in an old pill bottle. Because they are airtight, this will not smell. Once the bottle is full, you can fill it with vinegar to neutralize any of the remaining smell and throw it away like normal.
  5. If you’re indoors and head off on your own, have a good pretext. For instance, you might smoke when you’re running documents to another part of your workplace. Smoke only during periods of time when you won’t be missed. Smoking indoors when on your way to your lunch break, for instance, is a good option. [11]
  6. If you’re in a room with a fan or air conditioner, turn it on. The movement of air can disperse the smoke, making it harder for others to detect. This will reduce the likelihood you’ll get caught. [12]
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Neutralizing the Smell

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  1. After smoking indoors, you can avoid getting caught by spraying a room down with odor-eliminating sprays. These sprays will neutralize the smoky odor without adding a new scent of their own. [13]
  2. If you’re smoking at home, you could cook up a mixture to conceal the smoky smell caused by your cigarette. Just fill a large pot with water, one cup of white vinegar, one clove, a few drops of orange oil, and a dash of cinnamon. Bring the pot to a boil, then reduce heat to low. Simmer for 30 minutes. The aromatic mixture will conceal the smell of the cigarette you smoked indoors. [14]
    • If you don’t have all the ingredients necessary to make the pleasantly-scented mix, you could simply boil a cup of vinegar to conceal the cigarette smoke. [15]
  3. While this solution is probably difficult to use outside the home, scented candles can conceal – or at least reduce – the amount of detectable smokiness of a given space. There are dozens of scented candle flavors available both online and in big box stores. Choose one you like and light it after you’ve smoked indoors. [16]
  4. There is no evidence that any particular air freshener scent is better than any other at obscuring the stink of cigarette smoke. Obtain a bottled air freshener of your choice and spray it in the space you smoked in. Alternately, use a plug-in air freshener to regularly disperse a pleasant scent in the area you smoked. [17]

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      To smoke a cigarette indoors without getting caught, find a quiet part of the building, such as a disused stairwell or back room. You should also try to smoke near a window you can open, since the fresh air will help conceal the smell. Keep an eye out for smoke detectors, since it's easy to set one off if you're not careful. After you’ve finished smoking, spray an air freshener to cover up the scent. For tips on how to make a homemade mixture to hide the scent of smoke, keep reading!

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