Addiction Quiz

The Dependency Quiz was developed by Dr. Karl Fagerström, who is one of the world's leading authorities on the effects of cigarette smoking. He earned his PhD with a dissertation on nicotine-dependence and smoking cessation and he is a founding member of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT).

Dr Fagerström's main research contributions have been in the fields of behavioral medicine, tobacco, and nicotine, and he has over 150 peer-reviewed publications. He has contributed to nicotine-replacement therapy developments such as Nicorette gum, the patch, spray, and inhaler. In 1999, he was awarded the World Health Organization (WHO) Medal for outstanding work in tobacco control, and in 2012, the SRNT Ferno Award for outstanding clinical contributions.

Is smoking just a habit or are you addicted? Take this test and find out your level of dependence on nicotine.

1. How soon after you wake up do you smoke your first cigarette? After 60 minutes
   31–60 minutes
   6–30 minutes
   Within 5 minutes
   
2. Do you find it difficult to refrain from smoking in places where it is forbidden? No
   Yes
   
3. Which cigarette would you hate most to give up? The first in the morning
   Any other
   
4. How many cigarettes per day do you smoke? 10 or fewer
   11–20
   21–30
   31 or more
   
5. Do you smoke more frequently during the first hours after awakening than during the rest of the day? No
   Yes
   
6. Do you smoke even if you are so ill that you are in bed most of the day? No
   Yes

Heatherton TF, Kozlowski LT, Frecker RC, Fagerstrom KO. The Fagerstrom Test for Nictoine Dependence: A revision of the Fagerstrom Tolerance Questionnaire. British Journal of Addictions 1991;86:1119-27.