Year: 2009
Type: article
Abstract: BACKGROUND: An estimated 70% - 90% of individuals in drug treatment con-currently smoke cigarettes. Although individuals in drug treatment settings are motivated and can succeed in smoking cessation, there is still a lack of systematic knowledge regarding the long-term abstinence, methods employed for successful cessation, and the barriers to smoking cessation in this population.\nOBJECTIVES: To: a) describe types of smoking cessation interventions (i.e., cognitive-behavioral and/or pharmacotherapy) employed in drug treatment settings, b) determine the effectiveness of such interventions, and c) identify gaps in knowledge regarding smoking cessation interventions among the drug treatment populations\nMETHODS: A comprehensive review of the literature using combinations of smoking cessation, drug treatment, substance use, brief interventions, cognitive behavioral therapy, and other key words. Several databases including Pubmed, Cochrane database of systematic reviews e.t.c. will be searched.\nRESULTS: Studies that satisfy inclusion criteria will be categorized according to inpatient and outpatient clinical settings. Types of interventions, providers, demographics of populations, and success of interventions will be described. Gaps in knowledge regarding interventions, treatment populations, and efficacy will be identified.\nCONCLUSIONS: Drug treatment populations are disproportionately affected by tobacco use morbidity and mortality. With the mounting evidence of the prevalence of smoking and associated negative health outcomes in these populations, an understanding of available smoking cessation interventions, their efficacy, and the barriers to their successful implementation is needed. The findings of this study may have important implications for policy and practice and in developing tailored smoking cessation interventions in the drug treatment population.
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W583201937