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What kind of smoker are
you? Answer the following questions about your smoking habits. Then
click the "Score Quiz" button for a profile of your nicotine dependence
and some ideas about how to tame your cravings as you become a
non-smoker.
The key to success in kicking the habit is to create a
personal quit plan. You'll know more about how strongly addicted you
are, and can use this information to help you design a detailed plan
based on your smoking patterns. Many states have free counseling
stop-smoking lines to help.
These suggestions are for adults who are not pregnant. Teens
and pregnant women should talk with their doctors about how much they
smoke, and what methods are most likely to work for and be safer for
them.
Adapted from: Heatherton TF, Kozlowski LT, Frecker RC,
Fagerstrom KO. The Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence: A revision
of the Fagerstrom Tolerance Questionnaire. British Journal of Addictions 1991;
86:1119-27.
AHCPR Supported
Clinical Practice Guidelines 18. Treating Tobacco Use and
Dependence: 2008 Update. Available online at:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?rid=hstat2.chapter.28163.
Accessed October 2, 2008.]
Last Medical Review: 10/07/2008
Last Revised 10/07/2008
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