TY - JOUR
T1 - Cigarette smoking among opioid-dependent clients in a therapeutic community
AU - Chun, Jongserl
AU - Haug, Nancy A.
AU - Guydish, Joseph R.
AU - Sorensen, James L.
AU - Delucchi, Kevin
PY - 2009/7
Y1 - 2009/7
N2 - This study examines smoking behavior in a sample of 231 opioid-dependent clients entering therapeutic community treatment, and investigates the relationship between smoking behavior and drug treatment outcomes. We applied regression analyses for selected Addiction Severity Index composites (alcohol, drug, medical, psychiatric), including factors for smoking (number of cigarettes per day, expired-air carbon monoxide level, nicotine dependence), time (baseline, 6 and 12-month), and smoking-by-time interaction. This study confirmed a high smoking prevalence (95%) among opioid users. Among participants interviewed at all time points (n = 206), 13% shifted from smoking to non-smoking status at some time after admission. Participants who reported a greater number of cigarettes were more likely to report higher drug severity at any time point.
AB - This study examines smoking behavior in a sample of 231 opioid-dependent clients entering therapeutic community treatment, and investigates the relationship between smoking behavior and drug treatment outcomes. We applied regression analyses for selected Addiction Severity Index composites (alcohol, drug, medical, psychiatric), including factors for smoking (number of cigarettes per day, expired-air carbon monoxide level, nicotine dependence), time (baseline, 6 and 12-month), and smoking-by-time interaction. This study confirmed a high smoking prevalence (95%) among opioid users. Among participants interviewed at all time points (n = 206), 13% shifted from smoking to non-smoking status at some time after admission. Participants who reported a greater number of cigarettes were more likely to report higher drug severity at any time point.
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U2 - 10.1080/10550490902925490
DO - 10.1080/10550490902925490
M3 - Article
C2 - 19444736
AN - SCOPUS:67651248201
SN - 1055-0496
VL - 18
SP - 316
EP - 320
JO - American Journal on Addictions
JF - American Journal on Addictions
IS - 4
ER -