1. Co-action and changes in alcohol use during a smoking cessation attempt.
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Vinci C, Lam CY, Etcheverry PE, Correa-Fernandez V, Cano MÁ, Cinciripini PM, and Wetter DW
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- Adult, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Black or African American, Counseling, Longitudinal Studies, Mexican Americans statistics & numerical data, Texas epidemiology, Tobacco Use Cessation Devices, White People, White, Hispanic or Latino, Alcohol Drinking epidemiology, Binge Drinking epidemiology, Smoking Cessation methods
- Abstract
Aims: Three smoking cessation studies (CARE, Break Free, Por Nuestra Salud [PNS]) were used to measure changes in average alcohol consumption, binge drinking and alcohol-related problems during a smoking cessation attempt and to explore co-action with smoking abstinence., Design: CARE and PNS were longitudinal cohort cessation studies; Break Free was a two-arm randomized clinical trial., Setting: Texas, USA., Participants: Participants were current smokers who were recruited from the community and received smoking cessation interventions. All participants received nicotine replacement therapy and smoking cessation counseling. CARE included 424 smokers (1/3 White, 1/3 African American and 1/3 Latino); Break Free included 399 African American smokers; PNS included 199 Spanish-speaking Mexican-American smokers., Measurements: Weekly alcohol consumption was collected multiple times pre and post-quit, and binge drinking and alcohol-related problems were collected at baseline and 26 weeks post-quit. Analyses included only those who indicated current alcohol use., Findings: Average alcohol consumption decreased from baseline to 26 weeks post-quit in CARE (F = 17.09, P < 0.001), Break Free (F = 12.08, P < 0.001) and PNS (F = 10.21, P < 0.001). Binge drinking decreased from baseline to 26 weeks post-quit in CARE (F = 3.94, P = 0.04) and Break Free (F = 10.41, P < 0.001) but not PNS. Alcohol-related problems decreased from baseline to 26 weeks post-quit in CARE (Chi-sq = 6.41, P = 0.010) and Break Free (Chi sq = 14.44, P = 0.001), but not PNS., Conclusions: Among current drinkers, alcohol use/problems appear to decrease during a smoking cessation attempt and remain low through 26 weeks after the quit attempt. Little evidence was found for co-action, with smoking abstainers and relapsers showing similar change in alcohol use/problems., (© 2024 Society for the Study of Addiction.)
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- 2024
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