What Aspect of Dependence Does the Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence Measure? : Table 1

Table 1: The Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence (FTND).


Item	Questions	Answers	Points

1*	How soon after you wake up do you smoke your first cigarette?	Within 5 minutes	3
		6–30 minutes	2
		31–60 minutes	1
		After 60 minutes	0
2	Do you find it difficult to refrain from smoking in places where it is forbidden for example church, at the library, in the cinema, and so on?	Yes	1
2		No	0
3	Which cigarette would you hate to give up?	The first one in the morning	1
3	Which cigarette would you hate to give up?	All others	0
4*	How many cigarettes do you smoke a day?	10 or less	0
		11–20	1
		21–30	2
		31 or more	3
5	Do you smoke more during the first two hours than during the rest of the day?	Yes	1
5		No	0
6	Do you smoke if you are so ill that you are in bed most of the day?	Yes	1
6		No	0

*Items 1 and 4 comprise the HSI (Heaviness of Smoking Index).