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Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence

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1.   How soon after you awake do you smoke your first cigarette?

0.   After 30 minutes

1.   Within 30 minutes


______      

2.   Do you find it difficult to refrain from smoking in places where it is forbidden, such as the library, theater, or doctors’ office?

0.   No

1.   Yes


______      

3.   Which of all the cigarettes you smoke in a day is the most satisfying?

0.   Any other than the first in the morning

1.   The first one in the morning


______      

4.   How many cigarettes a day do you smoke?

0.   1–15

1.   16–25

2.   More than 26


______      

5.   Do you smoke more during the morning than during the rest of the day?

0.   No

1.   Yes


______      

6.   Do you smoke when you are so ill that you are in bed most of the day?

0.   No

1.   Yes


______      

7.   Does the brand you smoke have a low, medium, or high nicotine content?

0.   Low

1.   Medium

2.   High


______      

8.   How often do you inhale the smoke from your cigarette?

0.   Never

1.   Sometimes

2.   Always




Scoring:

0 - 2 Very Low Addiction
3 - 4 Low Addiction
5 Medium Addiction
6 - 7 High Addiction
8 - 10 Very High Addiction



Reference: Heatherton TF, Kozlowski LT, Frecker RC, Fagerstrom KO. The Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence: A revision of the Fagerstrom Tolerance Questionnaire. British Journal of Addictions 86:1119–1127, 1991.


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December 2010