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.

How do members experience tobacco use disorder?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with tobacco use disorder*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for tobacco use disorder*

*Data from patients with tobacco use disorder, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Compare treatments taken by people with tobacco use disorder*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment

(Chantix)
Perceived effectiveness
for tobacco use disorder (2 evaluations)
Side effects
vivid dreams
Total evaluations
2
Tried for
tobacco use disorder (2)

*Data from patients with tobacco use disorder, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Who has tobacco use disorder on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 4
20s 21
30s 554
40s 1,016
50s 1,007
60s 690
70+ 313

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 996
Female 2,608

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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

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for tobacco use disorder

Treatment name(s)
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Chantix)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
91
Tried for
tobacco use disorder (2)

Data from patients with tobacco use disorder, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Compare treatments taken by people with tobacco use disorder

Treatment name(s)
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Chantix)
Perceived effectiveness
for tobacco use disorder (2 evaluations)
Side effects
vivid dreams
Total evaluations
2
Tried for
tobacco use disorder (2)
  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
  • Severe
  • Moderate
  • Mild
  • None

Data from patients with tobacco use disorder, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Who has tobacco use disorder on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 2 new patients joined this month
  • 196 say tobacco use disorder is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 4
20s 21
30s 554
40s 1,016
50s 1,007
60s 690
70+ 313
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 798
20-29 years 190
30-39 years 65
40-49 years 30
50-59 years 7
60-69 years 0
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 996
Female 2,608

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 1,322
Not Diagnosed 2,506

These charts show data from tobacco use disorder patients who have completed their condition history
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