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This study was conducted to gain evidence of validity for a nicotine depend
ence measure for adolescent smokers. We hypothesized that the individual it
em responses and the total Fagerstrom Tolerance Questionnaire (FTQ) score w
ould be positively correlated with cotinine values. We examined the relatio
nship between a seven-item modified FTQ and saliva continue among 131 adole
scent volunteers in a smoking cessation program. As anticipated, the total
FTQ score was related to saliva cotinine (r =.40, p <.01), as were six of t
he seven individual FTQ items (p <.05). Our findings provide preliminary ev
idence that the modified FTQ scale is valid and applicable to adolescent sm
okers. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd.