ReviewAddictive behaviors2017
Impact of quitting smoking and smoking cessation treatment on substance use outcomes: An updated and narrative review.
Review in Addictive behaviors, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 75 papers.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Smoking Cessation Treatment for Substance Use Dependents
Recurrent Acute Pancreatitis Prevention by the Elimination of Alcohol and Cigarette Smoking (REAPPEAR): Protocol of a Randomized Controlled Trial and a Cohort Study
Who cites it
75 citing papers in PubMed, 131 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Naltrexone plus bupropion reduces cigarette smoking in individuals with methamphetamine use disorder: A secondary analysis from the CTN ADAPT-2 trial.Journal of substance use and addiction treatment · 2023Trial
- Potential effects of nicotine content in cigarettes on use of other substances.Preventive medicine · 2022Trial
- A Facebook intervention to address cigarette smoking and heavy episodic drinking: A pilot randomized controlled trial.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2021Trial
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- Patterns of cigarette, e-cigarette, and cannabis use among adult smokers in primary care 2014-2015.Addictive behaviors · 2020Trial
- Polysubstance use disorders among US adults.Molecular psychiatry · 2026Article
- Simultaneous versus Sequential Cessation of Tobacco and Cannabis: Preferences of Young Adults Who Co-Use in France.Drug and alcohol review · 2026Article
- Examining the Sustained Impact of California's Tobacco Free for Recovery Initiative: Qualitative Perspectives from Program Directors.Substance use & misuse · 2026Article
- Provider Perspectives on a Tobacco-Free Workplace Program in Healthcare Settings Serving Rural and Medically Underserved Areas of Texas: A Mixed Methods Study on Perceived Resource Availability and Value.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- Gambling and its association with psychological distress among different population groups: a cross-sectional study in Great Britain, 2022.BMC public health · 2026Article
- "Cigarettes led me back to smoking tik": lived experience perspectives on tobacco use during substance use treatment and recovery in South Africa.Addiction science & clinical practice · 2026Article
- Among people who use heroin, tobacco smoking and illegal drugs cause a similar number of premature deaths.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2025Article
- Social Support and Functional Dentition Among English Older Adults.Dentistry journal · 2025Article
- Tobacco-Related Knowledge Among Employees at Substance Use Treatment and Medical Healthcare Centers Serving Rural and Medically Underserved Patients with Substance Use Disorders in Texas, USA.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Digital Smoking Cessation Preferences of Predominately Low-Income and Latino Residents of the San Joaquin Valley in California: Qualitative Study.JMIR formative research · 2025Article
- 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
- Cigarette Smoking During Recovery From Substance Use Disorders.JAMA psychiatry · 2025Article
- Reducing tobacco and nicotine use among women in treatment for substance use disorder: evaluation of the knit to quit program.Arts & health · 2025Article
- Tobacco-Related Clinical Services and Tobacco-Free Policies in Behavioral Health Treatment Facilities - United States, 2023.MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report · 2025Article
15 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Authors and funding
3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundHistorically, smoking cessation was thought to negatively impact substance use outcomes among smokers who use other substances. We sought to synthesize recent reports on this association.
methodsGoogle Scholar, PubMed, and Cinahl were searched for studies published from 2006 to March 29, 2016 that reported impact of smoking cessation treatment or quitting smoking on substance use or substance use disorder treatment outcomes in the general population and among those in substance abuse treatment. Studies were grouped by reported impact as follows: "positive" (i.e. improved), "null" (i.e. no change), or "negative" (i.e. worsened).
resultsTwenty-four studies were included. Eighteen reported the impact of quitting smoking and six reported the impact of smoking cessation treatment intervention, independent of quitting, on substance use outcomes. Eleven studies (46%) reported solely positive impact; four (17%) reported solely null impact; eight (33%) reported mixed positive and null impact by analysis (combined and subgroup, n=1); substance (n=4); length of follow-up (n=2); and comparison group (n=1). One study (4%) reported mixed negative and null impact by ethnic group. No studies reported increased substance use.
conclusionSmoking cessation does not appear to have a negative effect, and often has a positive effect on substance use outcomes. Smoking cessation advice should be offered, without hesitation, to smokers who report substance use and those in treatment for substance use disorder.
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