The Cigarette Dependence Scale test
Answer these 5 questions to assess your level of addiction to cigarettes:
| Please rate your addiction to cigarettes on a scale of 0–100 | 0 = 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
c) Jean-François Etter, A comparison of the content-, construct- and predictive validity of the cigarette dependence scale and the Fagerström test for nicotine dependence, Drug and Alcohol Dependence, Volume 77, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 259-268, ISSN 0376-8716, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2004.08.015.
d) Jean-François Etter, Jacques Le Houezec, Philippe Huguelet, Manuela Etter,
Testing the Cigarette Dependence Scale in 4 samples of daily smokers: Psychiatric clinics, smoking cessation clinics, a smoking cessation website and in the general population, Addictive Behaviors, Volume 34, Issue 5, 2009,
Pages 446-450, ISSN 0306-4603, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2008.12.002.
e) Delphine S. Courvoisier, Jean-François Etter, Comparing the predictive validity of five cigarette dependence questionnaires, Drug and Alcohol Dependence,
Volume 107, Issues 2–3, 2010, Pages 128-133, ISSN 0376-8716, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2009.09.011.
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