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Outcomes Of An Intensive Smoking Cessation Program For Individuals With Substance Use Disorders, Milan Khara, Lindsay Killam, Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli
Outcomes Of An Intensive Smoking Cessation Program For Individuals With Substance Use Disorders, Milan Khara, Lindsay Killam, Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli
Nursing Presentations
BACKGROUND: Individuals with substance use disorders (SUD) are disproportionately affected by tobacco use morbidity and mortality. Yet, with adequate intervention, such individuals can be successful in their smoking cessation efforts. The Tobacco Dependence Clinic (TDC) provides tobacco dependence treatment using combined behavioural counseling and pharmacotherapy for clients through the Mental Health and Addiction Services of the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority, British Columbia, Canada.
OBJECTIVES: To a) provide smoking cessation outcomes of participants accessing the TDC b) examine predictors of program completion and smoking cessation of participants of the TDC.
METHODS: Participants of the TDC receive a structured 8 week group …
Smoking Cessation Outcomes Among Individuals With Substance Use And/Or Psychiatric Disorders, Milan Khara, Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli
Smoking Cessation Outcomes Among Individuals With Substance Use And/Or Psychiatric Disorders, Milan Khara, Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli
Nursing Faculty Publications
Objectives: The population of individuals with substance use (SUD) and/or psychiatric disorders (PD) has a high prevalence of smoking and a consequent increase in tobacco-related morbidity and mortality when compared to the general population. The aim of this study is to examine the outcomes of a program in a real-life setting which takes a tailored approach to smoking cessation among individuals with SUD and/or PD.
Methods: A retrospective chart review of tailored tobacco dependence treatment was performed on individuals with histories of SUD and/or PD attending a Tobacco Dependence Clinic (TDC) program in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Participants of the …
Outcomes Of A Tailored Tobacco Treatment Approach For Individuals With Substance Use Disorders And/Or Psychiatric Disorders, Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli, Milan Khara
Outcomes Of A Tailored Tobacco Treatment Approach For Individuals With Substance Use Disorders And/Or Psychiatric Disorders, Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli, Milan Khara
Nursing Presentations
Summary of Key Findings
- Smoking abstinence at end of program:
- Intent to treat analysis: 31% (167/540)
- Among program completers: 41% (167/406)
- Significant predictors of abstinence:
- Having a history of an anxiety disorder is predictive of being less likely to quit smoking when compared to having no history of a psychiatric disorder.
- Having a lower CO level at program enrolment was a significant predictor of being more likely to quit.
- Attending the TDC program for a longer duration was a significant predictor of being more likely to quit.
Trauma, Psychiatric Disorders, Substance Use, And Smoking Among Women, Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli, Nancy Poole, Natalie Hemsing, Karin O'Leary
Trauma, Psychiatric Disorders, Substance Use, And Smoking Among Women, Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli, Nancy Poole, Natalie Hemsing, Karin O'Leary
Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli
Despite decreasing smoking rates among women in the general population, there remain subgroups of women characterized by high nicotine dependence, who remain less able to quit.
One subgroup of women who continue to smoke at rates higher than the general population are those who: have past experiences of trauma, are vulnerable to psychiatric disorders and have substance use problems/addictions.
However, the prevalence of the co-occurrence of trauma, psychiatric disorders, and substance use problems/ addictions, with smoking among women has not previously been synthesized.
The purpose of this study is to conduct a comprehensive review to identify the prevalence of smoking …
Treatment Outcomes From The Tdc: A Look At Smoking Cessation Among Patients With Co-Occurring Substance Use And Psychiatric Disorders, Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli
Treatment Outcomes From The Tdc: A Look At Smoking Cessation Among Patients With Co-Occurring Substance Use And Psychiatric Disorders, Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli
Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli
Summary of Key Findings
- Smoking abstinence at end of program:
- Intent to treat analysis: 32.2% (83/258)
- Among program completers: 41.3% (83/201)
- Significant predictors of abstinence:
- Having an alcohol, heroin (or other opioid) or marijuana use history was a significant predictor of being less likely to quit smoking when compared to having no history of substance use disorder.
- Having a lower CO level at program enrolment was a significant predictor of being more likely to quit
- Attending the TDC program for a longer duration was a significant predictor of being more likely to quit.