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  • Test your level of addiction to cigarettes

    Test your level of addiction to cigarettes

    Answer these 5 questions to assess your level of addiction to cigarettes:

    Please rate your addiction to cigarettes on a scale of 0–1000 = I am NOT addicted to cigarettes at all
    100 = I am extremely addicted to cigarettes

    Addiction:
    0–20 = 1 point
    21–40 = 2 points
    41–60 = 3 points
    61–80 = 4 points
    81–100 = 5 points
    On average, how many cigarettes do you smoke per day? Cigarette/day :
    0–5 = 1 point
    6–10 = 2 points
    11–20 = 3 points
    21–29 = 4 points
    30+ = 5 points
    Usually, how soon after waking up do you smoke your first cigarette? Minutes :
    0-5 = 5 points
    6–15 = 4 points
    16–30 = 3 points
    31–60 = 2 points
    61+ = 1 point
    For you, quitting smoking for good would be: Impossible = 5 points
    Very difficult = 4 points
    Fairly difficult = 3 points
    Fairly easy = 2 points
    Very easy = 1 point
    After a few hours without smoking, I feel an irresistible urge to smoke Totally disagree = 1 point
    Somewhat disagree =2 points
    Neither agree nor disagree = 3 points
    Somewhat agree = 4 points
    Fully agree = 5 points

    Now add your points (maximum=25)

    Interpretation :

    5-10 points: Low level of addiction

    11-15 points: Moderate level of addiction

    16-20 points: Strong level of addiction

    21-25 points: Very strong level of addiction

    Our previous research found that a value of 16 or above indicates that your are strongly addicted to cigarettes.(a)

    This questionnaire is called the Cigarette Dependence Scale (CDS-5), it is a well-validated measure of dependence.(b)


    References:

    a) Etter JF, Comparing the validity of the Cigarette Dependence Scale and the Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence, Drug and Alcohol Dependence, Volume 95, Issues 1–2, 2008, Pages 152-159, ISSN 0376-8716, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2008.01.017.

    b) Etter, JF., Le Houezec, J. & Perneger, T. A Self-Administered Questionnaire to Measure Dependence on Cigarettes: The Cigarette Dependence Scale. Neuropsychopharmacology 28, 359–370 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.npp.1300030

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