Tobacco - Are You Addicted?
Nicotine Addiction Test
- How soon after you wake up do you smoke your first cigarette?
Within 5 minutes (3 points)
Within 5 to 30 minutes (2 points)
31 to 60 minutes (1 point)
After 60 minutes (0 points)
- Do you find it difficult to not smoke in places where you shouldn’t, such as in church, on the bus, in school, or at the library?
Yes (1 point)
No (0 points)
- Which cigarette would you most hate to give up?
The first one in the morning (1 point)
Any other one (0 points)
- How many cigarettes do you smoke each day?
10 or fewer (0 points)
11 to 20 per day (1 point)
21 to 30 per day (2 points)
31 or more per day (3 points)
- Do you smoke more frequently during the first hours after waking up than during the rest of the day?
Yes (1 point)
No (0 points)
- Do you still smoke if you are so sick that you are in bed most of the day?
Yes (1 point)
No (0 points)
TOTALS
7-10 points Highly nicotine dependent
4-6 points Moderately dependent
Fewer than 4 points Minimally dependent
No matter how addicted you are to nicotine, quitting smoking is the
best thing you can do for your health. This quiz is a tool to help
you prepare for how your body will react as you become
nicotine-free!
The higher your score, the more physically dependent you are to nicotine. If you are addicted, talk with a Stop Smoking Specialist or a Student Health provider about nicotine replacement therapy to help you successfully quit smoking.
Source: Heatherton TF et al. The Fagerstrom test for nicotine dependence: a revision of the Fagerstrom Tolerance Questionnaire. Br J Addict 1991; 86: 1119-27.