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| Nicotine Addiction Defined Up to 85% of smokers have a nicotine addiction. This may explain why some can easily quit cold turkey, while others struggle and suffer multiple relapses. The addiction requires a pattern of nicotine use that leads to behavioral impairment or distress. This means the smoker compromises a normal pattern of behavior or suffers physical need because of smoking or nicotine. A smoker is addicted if they can answer "YES" to 3 or more of the quiz questions occurring within the same 12 month period. Take the quiz and see how many checks you have. |
| How addictive is nicotine? Well, if you had 3 or more checks then you ARE addicted to nicotine. If you also smoke within 5 minutes of awakening and smoke greater than 25 cigarettes per day, then you have a highly addicted profile. |
- 1. Have you developed a tolerance to nicotine requiring a need for greater amounts to get the
desired feeling? Another way to ask this is, do you get the same "buzz" from the same amount of
cigarettes as before?
- 2. Do you suffer withdrawal symptoms when you stop smoking or do you take a nicotine
replacement or other similar product to reduce the withdrawal symptoms?
3. Do you spend a lot of time in activities necessary to obtain cigarettes or recover from their effects?
4. Are you willing to give up or reduce the number of work-related, recreational, or social activities in
order to smoke?
5. Have you ever continued to smoke even when faced with a health problem that is directly caused
by and/or worsened by smoking?
6. Have you smoked more or over a longer period than was intended?
7. Do you have a persistent desire for, or have you had unsuccessful effort to, cut down or control
your nicotine use?
8. Do you suffer from characteristic withdrawal symptoms when no longer smoking cigarettes?
9. Do you smoke to relieve or avoid withdrawal symptoms?
| Nicotine Addiction Take the Nicotine Addiction Quiz |
A smoker must learn how to overcome an addiction to nicotine and completely stop smoking for a longer and healthier life.
| Here is a common sense scoring system to guide you in identifying what method may be best for your individual nicotine addiction profile. As always, consult your physician or smoking cessation professional to develop your own customized plan for smoking cessation. |
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