Cigarette Smoking During Recovery From Substance Use Disorders

Do changes in cigarette smoking predict substance use disorder (SUD) recovery over time, accounting for between-person confounders?In this longitudinal survey cohort study of 2652 participants, within-person transitions away from smoking were positively associated with SUD recovery in a nationally representative cohort; quitting smoking increased the odds of SUD recovery by 30% in fully adjusted models. Findings were robust in sensitivity analyses.These results imply that quitting smoking is linked to better SUD recovery outcomes; smoking cessation could be a tool for assisting the recovery process among the millions of US adults with a current SUD.

Corresponding Author: Wilson M. Compton, MD, MPE, National Institutes of Health, NIH Mail Center, NIDA 3WFN MSC 6025, 16071 Industrial Dr, Dock 11, Gaithersburg, MD 20877 (wcompton@nida.nih.gov)

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