title: Issues related to smoking cessation among substance abusers.
abstract: Initial studies have found that stop-smoking treatments for newly recovering substance abusers have been neither harmful to sobriety nor effective in achieving smoking cessation. The development of more effective stop-smoking treatments for this population could be aided by delineating their particular smoking-related characteristics. This article describes the biopsychosocial characteristics of newly recovering substance abusers that are relevant to smoking cessation, and suggests that there are notable differences between abusers and nonabusers that may contribute to abusers' greater difficulty in quitting smoking. It also recommends changes in existing treatment protocols where applicable and identifies key areas for future research.
authors.affiliation: Palo Alto Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Domiciliary Service (180D), CA 94304, USA.
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Burling
authors.forename: T G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Ramsey
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Seidner
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Kondo
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001294:Attitude to Health; D016739:Behavior, Addictive / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced; D004777:Environment; D005192:Family Health; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D012907:Smoking / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology; D016320:Substance Abuse Treatment Centers / Q000379:methods; D013375:Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / Q000503:physiopathology; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D013695:Temperance / Q000523:psychology