Nuance between using 飲む and 吸う for smoking


I know one can say タバコを飲む or タバコを吸う from seeing both uses in the dictionary.
What are the differences between the two?




According to [this chiebukuro
answer](https://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1213205497),
the use of のむ is dated.

> はい、昭和４０年代ごろまでは、「のむ」はまだごくふつうに使われていたと記憶していますし、
> 古い人ほど「のむ」を使い、「吸う」は新しい言い方が次第に優勢になって定着したものだと思います。

(昭和40年代 = 1965 - 1974)

As given in the comments, I personally never heard it used either.

To me, のむ sounds sort of natural with
[水たばこ](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B0%B4%E3%82%BF%E3%83%90%E3%82%B3)
(obviously due to the word 水). But I know nothing about how Hookah works or
have never seen it. Anyway if you mean cigarettes, のむ never sounds natural.




According to [this chiebukuro
answer](https://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1213205497),
the use of のむ is dated.

> はい、昭和４０年代ごろまでは、「のむ」はまだごくふつうに使われていたと記憶していますし、
> 古い人ほど「のむ」を使い、「吸う」は新しい言い方が次第に優勢になって定着したものだと思います。

(昭和40年代 = 1965 - 1974)

As given in the comments, I personally never heard it used either.

To me, のむ sounds sort of natural with
[水たばこ](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B0%B4%E3%82%BF%E3%83%90%E3%82%B3)
(obviously due to the word 水). But I know nothing about how Hookah works or
have never seen it. Anyway if you mean cigarettes, のむ never sounds natural.

