LOINC long common name : PhenX - tobacco - nicotine dependence protocol 031001;
LOINC short name : Tobac nicotine depend proto;
LOINC description : Measurement of respondent's symptoms of cigarette dependence. Respondents are asked
the nicotine dependence questions only if they have been classified as a Current Every-Day
Smoker, Current Some-Day Smoker, or Former Smoker based on responses to the adolescent
and adult Tobacco - Smoking Status protocols. Respondents are asked six categorical
questions to assess nicotine dependence. The six questions in this protocol may be
asked twice for Current Every-Day and Current Some-Day Smokers: the first time using
the current time frame and then a second time if there was a time period when the
respondent smoked more than the current amount. During the second round of questions,
the time frame is the 6-month period when the respondent was smoking the most. Former
Smokers are asked the six questions once; the period of reference is the 6-month period
when the respondent was smoking the most.;