Abstract
Objective: To assess the change in smoking rates in alcohol and/or cocaine dependent patients after the cessation of the primary drug of use.
Design: A self-report questionnaire was administered upon admission to a Residential Treatment Facility, in the fourth week, and in the final (sixth) week of the program. The control group was administered a self-report questionnaire at the time of intake as controls and again four and six weeks later.
Setting: Residential Treatment Facility (RTF) a 30 bed inpatient alcohol and drug treatment unit, at Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort Gordon, Georgia.
Patients: A Total of 42 patients; 37 male, 5 female; Controls were 40 non-patient smokers; 30 male, 10 female.
Main Outcome Measure: The change in number of cigarettes smoked per day.
Results: A repeated measures analysis of variance revealed that smoking changed over time, F(2,68) = 24.63, p < .001.
Conclusions: There was a 37% decrease in smoking rates after the cessation of alcohol and/or cocaine use. This meaningful and statistically significant (p < .001) reduction was not observed in the control group (p > .05), and was seen regardless of sex, race, or whether the primary substance was alcohol and/or cocaine.
Recommended Citation
Jennings, Timothy R. M.D.
(1996)
"Smoking Rates After Cessation of Alcohol and/or Cocaine: A Pilot Study,"
Jefferson Journal of Psychiatry: Vol. 13:
Iss.
1, Article 2.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29046/JJP.013.1.001
Available at:
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/jeffjpsychiatry/vol13/iss1/2