title: Sensitivity to cigarette prices among individuals with alcohol, drug, or mental disorders.
abstract: Over 40% of all US smokers have comorbid alcohol, drug, or mental disorders. Using data from the 2000-2001 Healthcare for Communities survey, we conducted multivariate logistic regressions to examine these individuals' sensitivity to cigarette prices. We found that a 10% increase in cigarette prices was associated with 18.2% less smoking participation among individuals with alcohol, drug, or mental disorders, except those with alcohol dependence. Increasing cigarette taxes could be effective in reducing smoking among individuals with alcohol, drug, or mental disorders.
authors.affiliation: Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research, Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA. mong@mednet.ucla.edu
authors.forename: Michael K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Ong
authors.forename: Qiong
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Hai-Yen
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Sung
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D016017:Odds Ratio; D015995:Prevalence; D012907:Smoking / Q000191:economics* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000191:economics*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D013660:Taxes; D014481:United States
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