Efforts to quit smoking among persons with a history of alcohol problems--Iowa, Kansas, and Nebraska, 1995-1996.
In 1991, approximately 13.8 million adults in the United States met diagnostic criteria for alcohol abuse, alcohol dependence, or both. In addition, at least 80% of persons in this group were likely to be daily tobacco smokers and, therefore, at increased risk for oral and pharyngeal cancers. In Minnesota, among adult smokers with a history of alcohol abuse during 1972-1983, the number of tobacco-related deaths was higher than the number of alcohol-related deaths. To assess rates of smoking cessation among adults with a history of alcohol problems, the University of Nebraska Medical Center conducted an intervention study with 1 year of follow-up during 1995-1996 in 12 residential alcohol-treatment centers in Iowa, Kansas, and Nebraska. This report summarizes the findings, which suggest that a substantial proportion of adults recently treated for alcoholism attempted to quit smoking, even though actual quit rates were low.
D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007484:Iowa / Q000453:epidemiology; D007615:Kansas / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D009329:Nebraska / Q000453:epidemiology; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014029:Tobacco Use Disorder / Q000150:complications*