A call to include people with mental illness and substance use disorders alongside 'regular' smokers in smoking cessation research. Issue 3 (16th April 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lembke, Anna; Humphreys, Keith
• Is Part Of: Tobacco control. Volume 25:Issue 3(2016)
• Page Start: 261
• Page End: 262
• Publication Date: 2015-04-16
• Subjects: Co-substance use -- Priority/special populations -- Disparities; Tobacco use -- Prevention -- Periodicals; Tobacco use -- Periodicals; Smoking -- Law and legislation -- Periodicals; Smoking -- prevention & control -- Periodicals; Tobacco Use Disorder -- prevention & control -- Periodicals; Tobacco -- Periodicals; Electronic journals; 613.85
• DOI: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2014-052215
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0964-4563

Abstract

Abstract : This commentary points out that smoking is increasingly concentrated among people with psychiatric problems and other substance use disorders (eg, alcohol use disorder), and argues that for clinical, ethical and efficiency reasons, such individuals should be routinely enrolled in smoking cessation research.