Thank You for Smoking is a novel by Christopher Buckley, first published in 1994, which tells the story of the fictional character Nick Naylor, a tobacco lobbyist during the 1990s.

He utilizes high-profile media events and intentionally provocative rhetoric in order to highlight what his clients view as an unfair crusade against tobacco and nicotine products.

A pivotal point in the plot occurs when Naylor is kidnapped by a clandestine group who attempt to kill him by covering him with nicotine patches.

Mel Gibson originally bought the rights to produce a film version of the novel.

Most noticeably, Naylor's relationship with his son is given a more prominent role, and the kidnapping conspiracy is downplayed.