Chapter 8 Tobacco and Alcohol Use

8.1 Background

The Tobacco and Alcohol Use form collected the following information:

• Alcohol Use Questions:
  • Do you drink alcoholic beverages?
  • Do you drink more than 2 alcoholic drinks a day?
  • Do you now have or have you ever had problems with excessive alcohol use?
  • If you drink more than an average of two alcoholic drinks each day, what are the major obstacles to your cutting down
  • I seriously intend to decrease my alcohol consumption in the next 30 days
  • I seriously intend to decrease my alcohol consumption in the next 6 months
• Tobacco Use
  • Did you smoke on a daily basis?
  • If yes, number of cigarettes and how often
  • If quit, for how long?
  • Have you EVER smoked tobacco?
  • If you smoke cigarettes now, how often?
  • If you smoke cigars now, how often?
  • What are the major obstacles to your quitting tobacco?
  • If you smoke a pipe now, how often?
  • I seriously intend to quit using tobacco in the next 30 days
  • I seriously intend to quit using tobacco in the next 6 months
  • Do you live with people who smoke?
  • If you use “smokeless tobacco” now, how often?