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Interview a Smoker
Part 1

  1. Do you remember when you first started smoking?
    Yes or No
  2. Approximately, how old were you or how long have you been smoking?
  3. Why did you first start smoking?
  4. Why do you continue to smoke?
  5. How many cigarettes or packs of cigarettes do you smoke each day?
  6. Do you smoke only in certain situations, such as social gatherings, stressful situations or other specific occasions?
    Yes or No
  7. Do you know how much money you spend (approximately) on cigarettes per day , per week, per year?
    Yes or No
  8. How much do you spend for 1 pack of your brand of cigarettes?
  9. What brand of cigarettes do you smoke?
  10. Are the cigarettes you smoke, Low tar, Low nicotine, No filter, Other?
  11. Are you aware of the long-term health hazards of smoking?
    Yes or No
  12. Do your family members of friends smoke?
    Yes or No
  13. Have you ever tried to stop smoking?
    Yes or No
    1. If yes, what method(s) did you use to try to stop?
    2. Were you successful in your attempt to quit?
      Yes or No
    3. If yes, for how long were you successful?
    4. If no, why?

Part II

* Answer the following questions in class

  1. Calculate the amount of money this person spends on cigarettes each:

    A. day $ (cost of pack of cigarettes X number of packs smoked per day or cost of pack of cigarettes number of cigaretts in pack X number of cigarettes smoked per day.

    B. week $ (number from "a" X 7)

    C. year $ (number from "b"x52)

  2. From your observation, is this smoker showing signs of (Circle all that apply)

      Addiction

      Psychological Dependence

      Physical Dependence

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