NICOTINE ADDICTION TEST

Nicotine Addiction Test
Find out how much you depend on nicotine
Knowing how addicted you are to nicotine can help you quit. It can help you
decide if you need extra help, such as medicine or support from a program.
Take this test to find out how hooked you are.
Check the box for every “yes” answer:
■ Do you usually smoke your first cigarette within a half hour after you wake up?
■ Do you find it hard not to smoke where smoking isn’t allowed?
(At the library, movie theater, or doctor’s office?)
■ Do you smoke 10 or more cigarettes a day?
■ Do you smoke 25 or more cigarettes a day?
■ Do you smoke more during the morning than during the rest of the day?
■ Do you smoke even when you’re sick?
How many boxes did you check? ______
The more boxes you checked, the more addicted you are.
You’ll have to work hard to quit, even if you checked only one box or no boxes at all.
You may be very addicted to nicotine if you checked more than three boxes.
Medicine can help you quit.
Remember, no matter how hooked you are, you can stop smoking!
The key is staying strong and sticking with it.


Modified from Fagerstrom KO, Schneider NG. Measuring nicotine dependence: A review of the Fagerstrom Tolerance Questionnaire.
Journal of Behavioral Medicine 1989; 12 (2): 159-182.