Cigarette smoking among opioid-dependent clients in a therapeutic community

Jongserl Chun, Nancy A. Haug, Joseph R. Guydish, James L. Sorensen, Kevin Delucchi

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Abstract

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.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)316-320
Number of pages5
JournalAmerican Journal on Addictions
Volume18
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2009

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