Fagerstrom (Nicotine Dependence)

Fagerström Test: A standard instrument for assessing the intensity of physical addiction to nicotine. Higher scores indicate greater physical dependence and may require more intensive replacement therapy.

1. How soon after you wake up do you smoke your first cigarette?

2. Do you find it difficult to refrain from smoking in forbidden places?

3. Which cigarette would you hate most to give up?

4. How many cigarettes per day do you smoke?

5. Do you smoke more frequently during the first morning hours?

6. Do you smoke if you are so ill that you are in bed most of the day?

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