Quiz: What Kind of Smoker Are You?

The key to finally quitting is knowing why you smoke in the first place. Take our "What Kind of Smoker Are You?" quiz to find out what triggers your nicotine cravings and discover your smartest strategies for quitting.

1. How old were you when you first lit up?
A. Teens. You just wanted to be "cool."
B. 20s. It helped you pulled all-nighters.
C. 30s. It was either start smoking or tell your boss how you really feel.
D. 40s. Midlife crisis?

2. When does your worst nicotine craving hit?
A. Morning. Your alarm goes off and you're reaching for your lighter.
B. Evening. Nothing goes better with an after-work glass of pinot noir.
C. Sometime between your babysitter's cancellation and your boss's screaming fit.
D. Whenever your willpower flies out the window.

3. What song lyric describes your relationship with smoking?
A. "Without You" by Air Supply: "I can't live, if living is without you."
B. "Toxic" by Britney Spears: "There's no escape. I can't wait. I need a hit. Baby, give me it."
C. "Under Pressure" by Queen: "Pressure. Pushing down on me."
D. "Tubthumping" by Chumbawamba: "I get knocked down, but I get up again."

4. Besides the impact on your health, which side effect alarms you the most?
A. Your wallet. You know it burns a whole in your pocket, and smoking costs the United States more than $160 billion a year in health-care costs and lost productivity.
B. Your appearance: Increased facial wrinkling, premature gray hair, and stained teeth. Looking like the Crypt Keeper isn't at the top of your to-do list.
C. Your social life. Can you say stigma? Plus, no one wants to stand around your cloud of smoke when approximately 3,400 nonsmokers die from lung cancer and 46,000 die from heart disease in the United States each year because of secondhand smoke.
D. Your family. It's hard to tell your kids not to start when you can't stop. Children whose parents smoke are more than twice as likely to begin smoking cigarettes on a daily basis between the ages of 13 and 21 than children whose parents don't smoke.

5. How many times have your tried to kick the habit?
A. 0-1. Just thinking about quitting makes you nauseous.
B. 2 -3. Sometime after the New Year's hangover has you swearing off all of your vices.
C. 4-6. The idea seems appealing in your 3.5 minutes of downtime each day.
D. Every time you see a "Truth" ad...or a picture of Amy Winehouse.

6. What is your biggest motivator in life?
A. Power. You like to hold the reins.
B. Peer pressure. It's so much easier to go with the flow.
C. Success. Why play the game if you don't win?
D. Incentives. You don't mind working hard if there's a reward at the end.

For every "A" answer, add one point; "B" answer, add two points; "C" answer, add three points; "D" answer, add four points. Then total your score.