I've smoked from papers, pipes, and blunts, and to me I did develop a slight dependency to blunts. I found that bud in paper and from the pipe did not give me the same effect as a blunt. I sure there is some nicotine in cigars outer shell. Cigars and cigarettes are all about getting you hooked. I very seldomly smoke gars now. All of my friends and family who started smoking blunts have never stopped, and they all say that bud in paper or bong doesn't do it for them. You can test yourself. Try smoking using papers and see if you are satisfied with the effect. If not you might have a slight dependency.