Department of Psychiatry, University of Vermont, UHC Campus, Mail Stop 482, Burlington, VT 05401, USA.
Nicotine Tob Res. 2010 Apr;12(4):459-62. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntq009. Epub 2010 Feb 17.
This survey estimated the prevalence and correlates of craving among long-abstinent smokers.
We surveyed 403 former smokers (abstinent 1-10 years) via an Internet consumer sample (www.zoomerang.com).
Although the majority (59%) of former smokers reported a desire to smoke in the last year, this desire appeared to be clinically significant in only 11%. Those with significant prolonged craving were more nicotine dependent and appeared to have more mental health problems but did differ from other former smokers on demographics or family history of smoking.
A minority of smokers appears to continue to struggle with cravings long after cessation. Replications in larger more generalizable surveys are needed. In addition, whether prolonged craving indicates risk for relapse needs to be determined.
本调查评估了长期戒烟者的烟瘾发生率和相关因素。
我们通过互联网消费者样本（www.zoomerang.com）对 403 名前吸烟者（戒烟 1-10 年）进行了调查。
尽管大多数（59%）前吸烟者报告在过去一年中渴望吸烟，但这种渴望在临床上似乎只有 11%的人有意义。那些有明显长期烟瘾的人尼古丁依赖程度更高，似乎有更多的心理健康问题，但在人口统计学或吸烟家族史方面与其他前吸烟者没有区别。
少数吸烟者似乎在戒烟后很长一段时间内仍在与烟瘾作斗争。需要在更大、更具代表性的调查中进行复制。此外，长期烟瘾是否表明有复吸的风险还需要确定。
