TOBACCO-CONTAINING SMOKING ARTICLE

An electrically-powered, aerosol-generating smoking article is provided, comprising an electrical power source in the form of a battery (36) within a tubular outer housing (20) having a mouth-end (15) and an end (13) distal to the mouth-end, at least one electrical resistance heater (72) powered by said electrical power source, wherein at least a portion of the resistance heating element is elongated and extending downstream toward the mouth-end of the outer housing, the elongated portion of the resistance heating element positioned proximal to the center of the outer housing, a puff-actuated controller (60) within the tubular outer housing and adapted for regulating current flow through the electrical resistance heater during draw, the controller comprising a sensor adapted for sensing draw on the smoking article by a user, and a cigarette (150) removably engaged with the mouth-end of the tubular outer housing and comprising a tobacco segment circumscribed by a wrapping material and comprising a tobacco material and an aerosol-forming material, wherein the elongated portion of the resistance heating element extends into the tobacco segment when the cigarette-type device is engaged with the mouth-end of the outer housing, such that during draw, aerosol-forming material can be volatilized to produce a visible mainstream aerosol incorporating tobacco components or tobacco-derived components that can be drawn into the mouth of the user of the smoking article.