Cigarette smoking quit rates among adults with and without alcohol use disorders and heavy alcohol use, 2002-2015: A representative sample of the United States population.

ABSTRACT:

Background

While the overall smoking quit rate has increased over time, it is not known whether the quit rate has also increased among persons with alcohol use disorders (AUDs) or heavy alcohol use (HAU). The current study examined quit rates among adults with and without AUDs and HAU over a 12-year period in a representative sample of US adults.

Methods

Data were drawn from the National Household Survey on Drug Use, an annual cross-sectional study of US persons. Quit rate (i.e., the rate of former smokers to ever smokers) was calculated annually from 2002 to 2014 (for HAU) and 2015 (for AUD). Time trends in quit rates by AUD/HAU status were tested using linear regression.

Results

The prevalence of past-month cigarette smoking was much higher for persons with, compare

SUBMITTER: Weinberger AH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5693304 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature