Tobacco use disorder
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What is tobacco use disorder?
Tobacco and nicotine have a potential for addiction that is similar to alcohol and other addictive substance. Nicotine withdrawal creates anxiety, irritability, headache, hunger, and a craving for cigarettes or other sources of nicotine.
Common symptoms reported by people with tobacco use disorder
Treatments taken by people for tobacco use disorder
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Compare treatments taken by people with tobacco use disorder
Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have tobacco use disorder through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.
Got a question about living with tobacco use disorder? Members in the forum might have the answers.
Who has tobacco use disorder on PatientsLikeMe?
- 0 new patients joined this month
- 183 say tobacco use disorder is their primary condition
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 0 | |
| 20s | 129 | |
| 30s | 281 | |
| 40s | 318 | |
| 50s | 282 | |
| 60s | 293 | |
| 70+ | 718 |
| Age at first symptom | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| 0-19 years | 171 | |
| 20-29 years | 99 | |
| 30-39 years | 72 | |
| 40-49 years | 69 | |
| 50-59 years | 49 | |
| 60-69 years | 38 | |
| 70+ years | 16 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 992 | |
| Female | 2584 |
| Diagnosis status | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnosed | 1326 | |
| Not Diagnosed | 2527 |