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 (4 evaluations)
Side effects
oversleeping (too much sleep) vivid dreams
Total evaluations
4
Tried for
tobacco use disorder (4)
Treatment

(Wellbutrin)
Perceived effectiveness
for tobacco use disorder (2 evaluations)
Side effects
Total evaluations
2
Tried for
tobacco use disorder (1)

*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 1
20s 28
30s 654
40s 1,040
50s 953
60s 645
70+ 264

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 993
Female 2,593