Nicotine dependence among the population of a big Polish city

Determinants of nicotine dependence types among current and former tobacco smokers were assessed in a random sample of Łódź inhabitants (25-64 years of age), part of the WHO CINDI project. Among current smokers there were 46.3% people with strong nicotine dependence, while in the group of ex-smokers the corresponding proportion was 10.8%. It has been found that sex, age and education did not affect the distribution of degree of the nicotine dependence. Prevalence of strong nicotine dependence among Polish regular smokers is high compared to other CINDI countries.