Compulsive smoking: the development of a Rasch homogeneous scale of nicotine dependence

Article Abstract:

The study aims to assess the dimensionality of nicotine dependence, preferably meeting the strict assumptions of the Rasch model. It also focuses on smoking compulsivity, and the results of Rasch analysis were in support of continuum of compulsivity.

Analysis, Smoking bans

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Exploring brief measures of nicotine dependence for epidemiological surveys

Article Abstract:

The Kappas, percentage of disagreement, and sensibility/specificity of three brief definitions of high nicotine dependence is analyzed by comparing the gold standard.

Surveys

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Nicotine dependence, use of illegal drugs and psychiatric morbidity

Article Abstract:

Empirical model of psychiatric morbidity and nicotine dependence of substance abusers upon smoking cocaine and cannabis is presented.

Spain, Behavior, Smokers, Probabilities, Probability theory, Substance abusers

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