An international systematic review of smoking prevalence in addiction treatment

Abstract

Aims Smoking prevalence is higher among persons enrolled in addiction treatment as compared to the general population, and very high rates of smoking are associated with opiate drug use and receipt of opiate replacement therapy (ORT). We assessed whether these findings are observed internationally. Methods PubMed, PsycINFO and the Alcohol and Alcohol Problems Science Database were searched for papers reporting smoking prevalence among addiction treatment samples, published in English, from 1987 to 2013. Search terms included tobacco use, cessation, and substance use disorders using AND/OR Boolean connectors. For 4,549 papers identified, abstracts were reviewed by multiple raters. 239 abstracts met inclusion criteria and these full papers were reviewed for exclusion. 54 studies, collectively including 37,364 participants, were included. For each paper we extracted country, author, year, sample size and gender, treatment modality, primary drug treated, and smoking prevalence. Results The random-effect pooled estimate of smoking across persons in addiction treatment was 84% (CI 79%, 88%), while the pooled estimate of smoking prevalence across matched population samples was 31% (CI 29%, 33%). The difference in the pooled estimates was 52% (CI 48%, 57%, p < .0001). Smoking rates were higher in programs treating opiate use as compared to alcohol use (OR = 2.52, CI 2.00, 3.17), and higher in ORT compared to outpatient programs (OR = 1.42, CI 1.19, 1.68). Conclusions Smoking rates among people in addiction treatment are more than double those of people with similar demographic characteristics. Smoking rates are also higher in people being treated for opiate dependence compared with people being treated for alcohol use disorder.

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