Abstract: The apparatus of the invention broadly comprises a generally cylindrically shaped, hollow handle having an inner diameter and an outer diameter and also having a first end and a second end, a generally cylindrically shaped cutting member fixedly secured within the first end of the handle, and, a cap member comprising a hollow cylinder having a longitudinal axis and a disk-like endplate secured at one end thereof, the cap member having an inner diameter which is larger than the outer diameter of at least one portion of the handle, the cap member also comprising a clip extending from the cylinder generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the cylinder. The invention also comprises various modifications and alternative embodiments of the apparatus, as well as a method of cutting an end of a cigar using the various embodiments.

Abstract: A cigar substitute, comprising an elongate, inedible, flexible tube having a length such that when one end is held in the mouth, the other end protrudes out of the mouth and having at least one lumen containing a mixture comprising nicotine, nicotine derivative, nicotine substitute or nicotine substitute derivative, an edible carrier, and a flavoring substance.

Abstract: A device to aid in the cessation of tobacco use having an inedibe, elongate flexible tube with one or more lumens. At least one lumen contains a mixture to reduce the desire for tobacco, comprised of nicotine, or a nicotine derivative, or a nicotine substitute, or a nicotine substitute derivative, or a mixture thereof, and an edible carrier substance, and a flavoring substance.