Even if you think yourself a light or “casual” smoker, it seems not certainly mean that you have completely avoided Nicotine Addiction, suggests new research.
Multiple light smokers — those who smoke 1 to 4 clouds of smoke per day or less — meet the standards for nicotine addiction and should consequently be considered for treatment, said the study printed in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
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“In the past, some thought that only victims who smoke around 10 cigarettes per day or more did addict, and I still hear that sometimes,” said Jonathan Foulds, Professor at Pennsylvania State University in the US.
“But this study demonstrates that many lighter smokers, even those who do not smoke every day, can be addicted to cigarettes. It also implies that we need to be extra precise when we ask regarding cigarette smoking rate.”
The researchers examined an existing data set from the National Institutes of Health in the US, including more than 6,700 smokers who had been fully assessed to find out if they met the 11 criteria listed in the 5th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-5) for tobacco use disorder.
They found that 85% of the daily cigarette smokers were addicted to some measure — either mild, moderate, or severe addiction.
“Surprisingly, about two-thirds of those smoking only one to four cigarettes per day were addicted, and around a quarter of those smoking less than weekly were addicted,” Foulds said.
The researchers found that the severity of cigarette addiction, as indicated by the number of standards met, raised with the frequency of smoking, with 35 percent of those smoking one-to-four cigarettes per day and 74% of those smoking 21 cigarettes or more per day being moderately or severely addicted.
“Lighter smoking is correctly perceived as less harmful than large smoking, but it still provides important health risks,” said Jason Oliver, Assistant Professor at Duke University in the US.
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