Title

The impact of smoking cessation on drug abuse treatment outcome

UMMS Affiliation

Department of Medicine, Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine

Publication Date

2003-09-14

Document Type

Article

Subjects

Adult; Female; Humans; Longitudinal Studies; Male; *Smoking Cessation; Socioeconomic Factors; Substance Abuse Treatment Centers; Substance Withdrawal Syndrome; Substance-Related Disorders; Treatment Outcome

Disciplines

Behavioral Disciplines and Activities | Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms | Community Health and Preventive Medicine | Preventive Medicine

Abstract

Although cigarette smoking is endemic among illicit drug users, drug abuse treatment programs rarely encourage smoking cessation and often discourage it. The purpose of this study was to determine whether smoking cessation after entering drug abuse treatment influenced drug use 12 months after drug abuse treatment. We analyzed 2316 cigarette smokers in the Drug Abuse Treatment Outcome Study (DATOS), a national, longitudinal study of drug abuse treatment. Heckman probit selection models assessed the association of self-reported smoking cessation while in drug abuse treatment on self-reported drug abstinence in the year after treatment completion, while simultaneously accounting for possible nonparticipation bias. Controlling for multiple factors, smoking cessation was associated with greater abstinence from drug use after completion of drug abuse treatment (P=.04). Despite drug abuse treatment programs' hesitance to encourage smokers to quit, smoking cessation does not negatively impact drug use outcomes.

Source

Addict Behav. 2003 Sep;28(7):1323-31.

Journal/Book/Conference Title

Addictive behaviors

Related Resources

Link to Article in PubMed

PubMed ID

12915172

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