Resumen Summary Antecedentes: La dependencia a la nicotina (DN) es la Background: Nicotine dependence (ND) is the most dependencia mas frecuente en la poblacion general co- common substance dependence in Colombian population. lombiana; sin embargo, a la fecha no se conocen los factores However, its factors associated are unknown. Objective: To asociados. Objetivo: Determinar la prevalencia y los factores establish the prevalence and factors associated with ND asociados a DN en adultos del area urbana de Bucaramanga, among adults in Bucaramanga, Colombia. Method: A crossColombia. Metodo: Se diseno un estudio poblacional sectional study was done with adults aged between 18 and transversal para estudiar una muestra probabilistica de 65 years. Among current cigarette smokers, the ND was personas entre 18 y 65 anos. La DN se determino en quantified with the Cigarette Dependence Scale (CDS), cutfumadores diarios durante el ultimo mes con la escala de Etter off point of 30/60. Regression logistical was calculated for para dependencia al cigarrillo (CDS), con un punto de corte de adjusting associated variables. Results: A total of 2,496 30/60. Mediante regresion logistica se ajustaron las variables people participated in this research. The mean age was 38.0 asociadas. Resultados: Participaron 2.496 personas con (SD=13.5); and 69.7% were women. Two-hundred fifty edad promedio de 38,0 anos (DE=13,5), 69,7% mujeres. Un persons reported current daily cigarette smoking (10.0%); total de 250 (10,0%) personas informaron consumo diario de 154 (61.6%) of them met criteria for ND. The general cigarrillo; de este grupo, 154 (61,6%) presentaron DN. La prevalence of ND was 5.6%. The ND was more common prevalencia ajustada de DN en la poblacion global fue 5,6%. among men (3.0, 95%CI 2.0-4.4), less years of scholarship La DN fue mas frecuente en varones (3,0; IC95% 2,0-4,4), en (OR=1.1, 95%CI95 1.0-1.1), employed persons (OR=1.5; personas con menor esco-laridad (OR=1,1; (IC95% 1,0-1,1), 95%CI 1.0-2.2), low income neighbors (OR=1.7, 95%CI 1.2en personas empleadas (OR=1,5; IC95% 1,0-2,2), en 2.4), daily coffee drinkers (OR=2.8; 95%CI 1.9-4.1), abusive residentes en estrato bajo (OR=1,7; IC95% 1,2-2,4), en alcohol users (OR=4.1, 95%CI 2.4-7.2), and people with consumidores diarios de cafe (OR=2,8; IC95% 1,9-4,1), en common mental disorders (OR=3.5, 95%CI 2.3-5.1). presencia de consumo abusivo de alcohol (OR=4,1; IC95% Conclusions: The prevalence of ND is high among 2,4-7,2) y quienes informaron trastornos mentales comunes smokers from Bucaramanga, Colombia. Two thirds of (OR=3,5; IC95% 2,3-5,1). Conclusiones: La prevalencia de smokers present ND. Abusive alcohol consumption, coffee DN es alta en la poblacion general de Bucaramanga, consumption, and mental common disorders are associated Colombia. Dos tercios de los fumadores diarios presentan with ND. [Campo-Arias A, Herazo E, Barros-Bermudez JA, DN. La DN se asocia a consumo diario de cafe, consumo Rueda-Jaimes GE, Diaz-Martinez LA. Nicotine dependence abusivo de alcohol y la presencia de trastornos mentales in Bucaramanga, Colombia: Prevalence and risk factors. comunes. [Campo-Arias A, Herazo E, Barros-Bermudez JA, MedUNAB 2010; 13:127-133] Rueda-Jaimes GE, Diaz-Martinez LA. Dependencia a la nicotina en Bucaramanga, Colombia: Prevalencia y factores de riesgo. MedUNAB 2010; 13:127-133].