Where was it adapted? In what published research? Dawkins did not adapt it for vaping. In their survey the Fagerstrom is adapted to past tense because it was used on the ex smokers sample. It was used to assess nicotine dependence in people who previously smoked tobacco. The questions still ask about cigarette use not vaping. If they had adapted it I would have used it since I'm using their other questions but it wasn't adapted so I didn't. Please don't question my logic if you cannot read an article properly. I've had to do a literature review and I've had to write up a proposal for this research to be approved by people who probably know alot more about academic research than you and I. I've had to justify all my decisions to those people. I haven't simply put some random questions up on the internet hoping to make some horrible claims about vaping. Research is a technical and systematic process so I'm following the rules set out by people who know better. This survey has been extensively discussed with research fundis and I'm sorry if you don't understand exactly what it is that I'm trying to do. I have tried to explain but I can't force people to understand. I respect your decision to decline participation...that is your right. And like I said your feedback is most welcome because it will help to inform my argument at the end when I discuss the strengths and limitations, and make suggestions for future research. And again I understand your frustration because I am a vaper myself but I have explained why I cannot bend the rules of research
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