Craving Scale

Results appear at the bottom after you answer each item.

Describe your cravings over the past week.

We do not record your results.

0. Never. 0 times.

1. Rarely. 1 to 2 times.

2. Occasionally. 3 to 4 times.

3. Sometimes. 5 to 10 times.

4. Often. 11 to 20 times.

5. Most of the time. 20 to 40 times.

6. Nearly constant. 40+ times or 6+ times a day.

0. None at all.

1. Slight, that is a very mild urge.

2. Mild urge.

3. Moderate urge.

4. Strong urge, but easily controlled.

5. Strong urge & difficult to control.

6. Strong urge & would have used if possible.

0. None at all.

1. Less than 20 minutes.

2. 21-45 minutes.

3. 46-90 minutes.

4. 90 minutes-3 hours.

5. Between 3 & 6 hours.

6. More than 6 hours.

0. Not difficult at all.

1. Very mildly difficult.

2. Mildly difficult.

3. Moderately difficult.

4. Very difficult.

5. Extremely difficult.

6. Would not be able to resist.

0. Never thought about using & never had the urge to use.

1. Rarely thought about using & rarely had the urge to use.

2. Occasionally thought about using & occasionally had the urge to use.

3. Sometimes thought about using & sometimes had the urge to use.

4. Often thought about using & often had the urge to use.

5. Thought about using most of the time & had the urge to use most of the time.

6. Thought about using nearly all of the time & had the urge to use nearly all of the time.