Factors Affecting Smoking and Alcohol Addiction Levels who Applied to a University Hospital Polyclinic

Objective: Alcohol and smoking is one of the important factors that threaten public health. The biggest obstacle to the fight against smoking and alcohol is shown as their addictive effects. In our study, it was aimed to investigate the smoking and alcohol addiction levels and affecting factors of them. Material and methods: This cross-sectional study was performed on participants who applied to the family medicine outpatient clinic of university hospital. The independent data of our study were collected by sociodemographic questionnaire. The dependent variables of our study were obtained by Fagerstr？m Nicotine Addiction Test and CAGE test. The questionnaire forms were applied to 181 volunteer participants. A total of 64 smokers and 28 people using alcohol were included in the study. Results: The degree of nicotine dependence was higher in males, married, lower education level and those who started smoking before age 15 years. The CAGE score was higher in those who started alcohol before age of 18 years, in males, in singles and in those with a high level of education. Conclusion: It is determined that alcohol and cigarette addiction is still an important public health problem and more effective steps should be taken in the struggle