ArticleDrug and alcohol dependence2010
Quitting smoking and change in alcohol consumption in the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Four Country Survey.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 32 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effects of dulaglutide on alcohol consumption during smoking cessation.JCI insight · 2023Trial
- Effectiveness of Varenicline and Cytisine for Alcohol Use Reduction Among People With HIV and Substance Use: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2022Trial
- A Facebook intervention to address cigarette smoking and heavy episodic drinking: A pilot randomized controlled trial.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2021Trial
- The relationship between smoking cessation and binge drinking, depression, and anxiety symptoms among smokers with serious mental illness.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2019Trial
- Defining and predicting short-term alcohol use changes during a smoking cessation attempt.Addictive behaviors · 2015Trial
- Smoking in Substance Use Disorder Patients: Prevalence, Comorbidities, Impulsivity, and Patterns of Readiness to Change.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2025Article
- Associations of Cannabis Use, High-Risk Alcohol Use, and Depressive Symptomology with Motivation and Attempts to Quit Cigarette Smoking Among Adults: Findings from the 2020 ITC Four Country Smoking and Vaping Survey.International journal of mental health and addiction · 2025Article
- Differences in smoking cessation behaviors and vaping status among adult daily smokers with and without depression, anxiety, and alcohol use: Findings from the 2018 and 2020 International Tobacco Control Four Country Smoking and Vaping (ITC 4CV) Surveys.International journal of mental health and addiction · 2024Article
- Longitudinal Associations Between Changes in Cigarette Smoking and Alcohol Use, Eating Behavior, Perceived Stress, and Self-Rated Health in a Cohort of Low-Income Black Adults.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2022Observational
- Analyzing Untreated Alcohol Use Disorder and Factors Related to Help-Seeking Status.Psychiatry investigation · 2021Article
- Effect of alcohol, tobacco, and cannabis co-use on gray matter volume in heavy drinkers.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2021Article
- Smoking characteristics and alcohol use among women in treatment for alcohol use disorder.Addictive behaviors · 2020Article
- High-intensity binge drinking is associated with cigarette smoking and e-cigarette use among US adults aged 40-64 years: Findings from the 2017 BRFSS survey.Tobacco induced diseases · 2020Article
- The Association Between Health Changes and Cessation of Alcohol Consumption.Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire) · 2017Article
- Impact of quitting smoking and smoking cessation treatment on substance use outcomes: An updated and narrative review.Addictive behaviors · 2017Review
- Factors Associated with Successful Smoking Cessation in Korean Adult Males: Findings from a National Survey.Iranian journal of public health · 2014Article
- Longitudinal associations between smoking cessation medications and alcohol consumption among smokers in the International Tobacco Control Four Country survey.Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research · 2013Article
- Joint trajectories of multiple health-related behaviors among the elderly.International journal of public health · 2013Article
- Neuroimaging insights into the role of cortical GABA systems and the influence of nicotine on the recovery from alcohol dependence.Neuropharmacology · 2011Review
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Abstract
Although frequent heavy drinking has been associated with decreased odds of quitting smoking, the extent to which smoking cessation is associated with decreased alcohol consumption is less clear. The present study examined over a 2-year period whether individuals who quit smoking for at least 6 months, compared to those making a quit attempt but continuing to smoke and to those not making any attempt to quit smoking, showed greater reductions in drinking frequency, average weekly quantity of alcohol consumption, and frequency of heavy drinking. Data were drawn from the International Tobacco Control Four Country Survey, a prospective cohort study of smokers in Australia, Canada, the UK, and the US. A total of 3614 participants provided alcohol data at one study wave and were re-interviewed 2 years later regarding smoking and alcohol use. Consistent with prior studies, individuals who drank heavily (4+/5+ drinks for women and men, respectively) more than once a week had especially low rates of quitting smoking. There was little evidence, however, that those who achieved sustained smoking cessation made greater reductions in drinking compared to those who continued to smoke. These results were consistent across countries and sexes and did not differ significantly by heaviness of smoking. Results indicate that quitting smoking, in and of itself, does not lead to meaningful changes in alcohol use. Therefore, interventions and policies directed towards increasing smoking cessation are unlikely to affect rates of hazardous drinking unless they include specific elements that address alcohol consumption.
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