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Co-action and changes in alcohol use during a smoking cessation attempt.
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Addiction (Abingdon, England) [Addiction] 2024 Jun; Vol. 119 (6), pp. 1059-1070. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Mar 14. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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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.<br />Design: CARE and PNS were longitudinal cohort cessation studies; Break Free was a two-arm randomized clinical trial.<br />Setting: Texas, USA.<br />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.<br />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.<br />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.<br />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.<br /> (© 2024 Society for the Study of Addiction.)
- Subjects :
- 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
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1360-0443
- Volume :
- 119
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Addiction (Abingdon, England)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 38482972
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/add.16472