Alcohol, tobacco, and prescription drugs: the relationship with illicit drugs in the treatment of substance users.
Alcohol, tobacco, prescription drug, and illicit drug use frequently co-occur. This paper reviews the extent of this co-occurrence in both general population samples and clinical samples, and its impact on treatment outcome. We argue that the research base for understanding comorbidity among tobacco, alcohol, prescription, and illicit drugs needs to be broadened. We specifically advocate for: (1) more epidemiological studies of relationships among alcohol, tobacco, and other illicit drug use; and (2) increased research on treatment options that address the problematic use of all of these drugs.
National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia. m.teesson@unsw.edu.au.
Maree
M
Teesson
Philippa
P
Farrugia
Katherine
K
Mills
Wayne
W
Hall
Andrew
A
Baillie
D000437:Alcoholism; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013287:Illicit Drugs; D008297:Male; D055553:Prescription Drugs; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012106:Research; D012907:Smoking; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018433:Twin Studies as Topic
D013287:Illicit Drugs; D055553:Prescription Drugs