My family has a bi-weekly game night. Once every couple months someone will bring cigars and almost everyone partakes. Most don't smoke regularly. Seems like cigar smoking actually is enjoyed in moderation more so than cigarettes.

How so?

I'm not sure how culturally-specific this is, but as a foreigner living in France, I notice the majority of smokers I meet are those who smoke exclusively while drinking. So to that extent, they appear to have sufficient will-power to resist most of the time, but the lowered inhibitions and the mental association between alcohol and smoke I guess are overwhelming.

I wonder what the tangible negative effects are of smoking 4-5 cigarettes a week like this compared to 4-5 a day? I also wonder to what extent this is a French phenomenon.