indeed i smoke in my room all the time.,.,.I open the window turn the fan on high and blaze away after ill spray axe and light incents/candles and keep the door shut.,..,.Never have had a problem with the smoke alarm if scared just take the battery out.,.,.As for the toliet paper roll thing just learned about that from this thread and am realy not sure if it works, ive used it the last few times and im sure it takes the smell away a little.good luck smoke on