SynthesisPsychopharmacology2009
Light and intermittent cigarette smokers: a review (1989-2009).
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47 citing papers in PubMed, 85 citations in OpenAlex.
- Using the text-messaging program SmokefreeTXT to support smoking cessation for nondaily smokers.Substance use & misuse · 2019Trial
- A comparative evaluation of self-report and biological measures of cigarette use in nondaily smokers.Psychological assessment · 2016Trial
- Neural correlates of performance monitoring in daily and intermittent smokers.Clinical neurophysiology : official journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2014Trial
- Predictors of cessation in African American light smokers enrolled in a bupropion clinical trial.Addictive behaviors · 2013Trial
- Smoking Cessation Treatment for Parents Who Are Light or Very Light Smokers in the Pediatric Setting.Academic pediatricsTrial
- Association of smoking behavior and time to first cigarette with all-cause and cause-specific mortality: A cohort analysis from the NHANES 2001-2018.Tobacco induced diseases · 2026Article
- Feature-Level Analysis of a Smoking Cessation Smartphone App Based on a Positive Psychology Approach: Prospective Observational Study.JMIR formative research · 2022Article
- A Mixed-Methods Study on Use of Different Tobacco Products among Younger and Older Adults with Lower and Higher Levels of Nicotine Exposure in California in 2019-2020.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Combined smoking and alcohol cues: Effects on craving, drug-seeking, and consumption.Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research · 2021Article
- Leveraging Positive Psychology to Support Smoking Cessation in Nondaily Smokers Using a Smartphone App: Feasibility and Acceptability Study.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2019Article
- Factors associated with changing cigarette consumption patterns among low-intensity smokers: Longitudinal findings across four waves (2008-2012) of ITC Mexico Survey.Addictive behaviors reports · 2018Article
- Implicit Alcohol and Smoking Associations among Young Adult Heavy Drinkers: Associations with Smoking Status and Alcohol-Cigarette Co-Use.Motivation and emotion · 2018Article
- Adolescent dual-product users: Acquisition and situational use of cigarettes and cigars.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2018Article
- Public versus internal conceptions of addiction: An analysis of internal Philip Morris documents.PLoS medicine · 2018Article
- Ecological momentary assessment of smoking behaviors in native and converted intermittent smokers.The American journal on addictions · 2018Article
- Smiling Instead of Smoking: Development of a Positive Psychology Smoking Cessation Smartphone App for Non-daily Smokers.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2017Article
- Determinants of Light and Intermittent Smoking in the United States: Results from Three Pooled National Health Surveys.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2017Article
- Nondaily, Low-Rate Daily, and High-Rate Daily Smoking in Young Adults: A 17-Year Follow-Up.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2016Article
- Assessing 30-day quantity-frequency of U.S. adolescent cigarette smoking as a predictor of adult smoking 14 years later.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2016Article
- Development and psychometric properties of the Smoking Restraint Questionnaire.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2016Article
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Abstract
rationaleGrowing proportions of smokers in the USA do not smoke everyday and can be referred to as light and intermittent smokers (LITS). Despite a current prevalence of LITS in the USA estimated at 25-33% of all smokers, a systematic review of the literature on this group of smokers has yet to be written.
objectivesThe aim of this paper is to review and evaluate research on LITS and to identify, describe and discuss commonalities and differences between LITS and daily smokers.
methodsThe primary databases used to search for publications were Pub Med (National Library of Medicine) and SCOPUS (Elsevier).
resultsLITS inhale smoke and have post-smoking blood nicotine concentrations that are broadly equivalent to those found in daily smokers. However, LITS differ from daily smokers with regard to cigarette consumption and frequency of cigarette use, sociodemographic and socioeconomic characteristics, motives, personality traits, dependence, withdrawal and craving, response to smoking-related cues, quitting perception, past-smoking status, and initiation.
conclusionsIn contrast to daily smokers, LITS show few or no signs of dependence as currently defined by DSM-IV criteria, appear to exercise more self-control, seem to be less impulsive, and their smoking experience is primarily associated with positive rather than negative reinforcement. Conclusions drawn from the reviewed literature highlight the multivariate factors that must be taken into account when defining LITS and emphasize the importance of further research on this increasing fraction of smokers. The potential implications of increased LITS prevalence on smoking-related disease risks remain to be thoroughly investigated.
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