[Mark1150]

If you have just started smoking please take this survey and share your score.

Hooked On Nicotine Checklist

Are you skeptical that addiction can begin so quickly, after just a few
cigarettes? Then complete this checklist.
A Yes response to any of the questions means you are already addicted
to cigarettes. The number of Yes responses indicates how dependent you
are on them.
1. Have you ever tried to quit smoking, but couldn’t?
2. Do you smoke now because it is really hard to quit?
3. Have you ever felt like you were addicted to tobacco?
4. Do you ever have strong cravings to smoke?
5. Have you ever felt like you really needed a cigarette?
6. Is it hard to keep from smoking in places where you are not
supposed to, like school?

When you tried to stop smoking (or, when you haven’t used tobacco for a while):
7. Did you find it hard to concentrate because you couldn’t smoke?
8. Did you feel more irritable because you couldn’t smoke?
9. Did you feel a strong need or urge to smoke?
10. Did you feel nervous, restless, or anxious because you
couldn’t smoke?

Add up your yes responses and share your score along with how much you have smokes and the number of cigarettes if you have smoked less than a pack.

[aaverett]

My score is a five. I smoked regularly for 10 years; now occasionally. Am I hooked?