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    Substance Use · 6 items · 0–10 · Heatherton 1991

    FTND: Scoring, Cutoffs & Interpretation

    6-item measure of physical dependence on nicotine.

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    FTND0 / 6

    Answer each question about your current smoking pattern.

    01

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

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    02

    Do you find it difficult to refrain from smoking in places where it is forbidden (for example in church, at the library, in the cinema)?

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    03

    Which cigarette would you hate most to give up?

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    04

    How many cigarettes per day do you smoke?

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    05

    Do you smoke more frequently during the first hours after waking than during the rest of the day?

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    06

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

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    02 - The clinician's brief

    01 - Scoring & cutoffs

    How scoring works.

    Score
    Severity
    Interpretation
    0–2
    Very low dependence
    Very low physical dependence on nicotine.
    3–4
    Low dependence
    Low physical dependence on nicotine.
    5–5
    Moderate dependence
    Moderate physical dependence on nicotine.
    6–7
    High dependence
    High physical dependence on nicotine.
    8–10
    Very high dependence
    Very high physical dependence on nicotine. Intensive support is recommended.

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