Open AccessBrief Arabic tobacco craving questionnaire: An investigation into craving and heavy smoking in Saudi Arabian males
Author(s) -
Abdulaziz Albrithen,
Edward G. Singleton
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of family and community medicine/maǧalaẗ ṭib al-usraẗ wa al-muǧtamaʼ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-340X
pISSN - 1319-1683
DOI - 10.4103/2230-8229.149573
Subject(s) - craving , medicine , arabic , clinical psychology , risk factor , protective factor , psychiatry , addiction , linguistics , philosophy
Research in the United States has shown that craving tobacco is associated with smoking, yet no investigation has been done into the relationship between craving and the use of tobacco in Saudi Arabian smokers. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to examine the craving of tobacco by Saudi males and its influence on daily smoking. Subjects were recruited under the auspices of the Tobacco Control Program in Jeddah City and Riyadh.