Clinical correlates of cigarette smoking and nicotine dependence in alcohol-dependent men and women. The Collaborative Study Group on the Genetics of Alcoholism

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Serval ID
serval:BIB_E9EA868E792D
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Title
Clinical correlates of cigarette smoking and nicotine dependence in alcohol-dependent men and women. The Collaborative Study Group on the Genetics of Alcoholism
Journal
Alcohol and Alcoholism
Author(s)
Daeppen  J. B., Smith  T. L., Danko  G. P., Gordon  L., Landi  N. A., Nurnberger, J. I., Jr. , Bucholz  K. K., Raimo  E., Schuckit  M. A.
ISSN
0735-0414 (Print)
Publication state
Published
Issued date
04/2000
Volume
35
Number
2
Pages
171-5
Notes
Comparative Study
Journal Article
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. --- Old month value: Mar-Apr
Abstract
This paper examines the clinical characteristics associated with tobacco use and nicotine dependence in a large sample of alcohol-dependent subjects. The goal was to determine if the characteristics of the alcohol use history were associated with the smoking status, even after controlling for additional characteristics, such as the antisocial personality disorder, other drug dependence and gender. As part of the Collaborative Study on the Genetics of Alcoholism, a semi-structured interview, including a detailed history of alcohol and tobacco use, was administered to 1005 alcohol-dependent men and women, made up of 658 (65.5%) current smokers, 167 (16.6%) former smokers, and 180 (17.9%) non-smokers. Among former smokers, 50.3%, and among current smokers, 72.8% had ever been nicotine-dependent (DSM-III-R). Current smokers and nicotine-dependent subjects had a greater severity of alcohol dependence, even as evaluated through logistic regression analyses in which gender and associated diagnoses were considered. The data also enabled us to study the relationships among depression, nicotine dependence, and alcohol dependence, with most of the correlation occurring for substance-induced, not independent, mood disorders.
Keywords
Adult Alcoholism/*complications/diagnosis/psychology Antisocial Personality Disorder/complications/diagnosis Female Humans Male Psychiatric Status Rating Scales Severity of Illness Index *Smoking/psychology Tobacco Use Disorder/*complications/diagnosis/psychology
Pubmed
Web of science
Open Access
Yes
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20/08/2019 16:12
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