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. 2022 Jul 19;14(7):e27016. doi: 10.7759/cureus.27016

Table 5. NHANES Questionnaire utilized for our study in regards to Cardiovascular Disorders (CVD) and Substance Use disorder (SUD).

SP: Sample Participant

CVD/SUD Relevant Question(s)
CVD Q1 Has a doctor or other health professional ever told {you/SP} that {you/s/he} . . .had coronary (kor-o-nare-ee) heart disease?
CVD Q2 Has a doctor or other health professional ever told {you/SP} that {you/s/he} . . .had a heart attack (also called myocardial infarction (my-o-car-dee-al in-fark-shun))?  
CVD Q3 Has a doctor or other health professional ever told {you/SP} that {you/s/he} . . .had angina (an-gi-na), also called angina pectoris?  
Alcohol use disorder   Heavy drinking is defined as consuming 8 or more drinks per week in females and 15 or more drinks per week in males  
Smoking Q1   Smoked at least 100 cigarettes in life  
Smoking Q2   Have {you/SP} ever used an e-cigarette even once?
Smoking Q3   {Have you/Has SP} ever used smokeless tobacco even once? (Smokeless tobacco products are placed in the mouth and nose and include chewing tobacco, snuff, dip, snus (pronounced as "snoose"), and dissolvable tobacco.)
Smoking Q4   {Have you/Has SP} ever smoked a regular cigar, cigarillo, or little filtered cigar even one time?
Smoking Q5   During the past 30 days, on the days that {you/SP} smoked, about how many cigarettes did {you/s/he} smoke per day?
Smoking Q6   CIGARETTE PRODUCTS FILTERED OR NON-FILTERED  
Methamphetamine   Have you ever, even once, used methamphetamine?
Cocaine   Have you ever, even once, used cocaine, in any form?
Heroin   Have you ever, even once, used heroin?
Marijuana or hashish   Have you ever, even once, used marijuana or hashish?
Injectable illegal drug   Which of the following drugs (cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, steroids) have you injected using a needle?