Key Research
- A Meta-Analysis of 19 Studies Found that Providing Smoking Cessation Interventions During Addictions Treatment was Associated with a 25% Greater Likelihood of Long-Term Abstinence From Alcohol and Illicit Drugs (Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology)
- A Meta-Analysis Found that Compared to Those that Did Not Quit, Those that Did Experienced Significant Improvements in Depression and Anxiety and Significant Reductions in Stress (British Medical Journal)
- People with Mental Illness or Substance Use Disorders Die about 5 Years Earlier Than Those Without These Disorders; Many of These Deaths are Caused by Smoking Cigarettes.
- The Most Common Causes of Death Among People with Mental Illness are Heart Disease, Cancer, and Lung Disease, Which Can All be Caused by Smoking
- Drug Users Who Smoke Cigarettes are Four Times More Likely to Die Prematurely Than Those Who do Not Smoke
Tobacco and Schizophrenia
- Schizophrenia Patients Show Cognitive Improvements After Smoking Cessation
- Smoking Cessation In Patients With Schizophrenia Has Many Long-Term Positive Physiological Effects (BMC Psychology)
- Tobacco Use Among Individuals with Schizophrenia: What Role has the Tobacco Industry Played? (Schizophrenia Bulletin)
- Nicotine has Mood-altering Effects That Can Temporarily Mask the Negative Symptoms of Mental Illness, Putting People with Mental Illness at Higher Risk for Cigarette Use and Nicotine Addiction.
- Tobacco Smoke Can Interact with and Inhibit the Effectiveness of Certain Medications Taken by Mental Health and Substance Abuse Patients
- BMJ: A Meta-Analysis Found that Compared to Those that Did Not Quit, Those that Did Experienced Significant Improvements in Depression and Anxiety and Significant Reductions in Stress
Other Research on Tobacco and Behavioral Health
- Tobacco-Free Policy Outcomes for an Inpatient Substance-Abuse Treatment Center (Health Promotion Practice)
- Smokers with Psychiatric Diagnoses Benefitted More from 16 Weeks of Medication than Those Without Such Diagnoses
- Patients Abstinent from Smoking Experienced Considerable Improvement In Depression
- Efficacy and Tolerability of Pharmacotherapy for Smoking Cessation in Adults with Serious Mental Illness: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis (Addiction)
- Smoking Cessation and Adults with Serious Mental Illness: The Need for More Research at Every Step of the Quit Process (Nicotine & Tobacco Research)
- Those with Serious Mental Illness Most Likely to Refill Quit-Smoking Medications
- Nearly Half of Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities Offer Counseling or Medication to Help Clients Quit Tobacco Use
- For a Scientific Poster of Research WiNTiP Results, click here.
- Smokers With Behavioral Health Comorbidity Should Be Designated a Tobacco Use Disparity Group
- An Online Survey of Tobacco Use, Intentions to Quit, and Cessation Strategies Among People Living with Bipolar Disorder
- Depression, Smoking, and Heart Disease: How Can Psychiatrists Be Effective?
- Primary Care Providers Advising Smokers to Quit: Comparing Effectiveness Between Those With and Without Alcohol, Drug, or Mental Disorders
- Smoking and Mental Illness — Breaking the Link
- Treating Tobacco Dependence in Clinically Depressed Smokers: Effect of Smoking Cessation on Mental Health Functioning
- Tobacco Use Among Individuals with Schizophrenia: What Role has the Tobacco Industry Played?
- Failure to Treat Tobacco Use in Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Settings: A Form of Harm Reduction?
- Smoking Characteristics of Adults with Selected Lifetime Mental Illnesses: Results from the 2007 National Health Interview Survey
- A Comprehensive Model for Mental Health Tobacco Recovery in New Jersey
- A Comprehensive report: Tobacco Use Among Consumers of Services of the Missouri Department of Mental Health
- Confronting a Neglected Epidemic: Tobacco Cessation for Persons with Mental Illnesses and Substance Abuse Problems
- Addiction: The Scandal of Smoking and Mental Illness
- Common Anxiety Disorders Make it Tougher to Quit Cigs, October 25, 2010
- Treatment of Smokers with Co-Occurring Disorders: Emphasis on Integration in
Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Settings, Annual Review of Clinical Psychology, Volume 5, 2009 - Comorbid Tobacco Dependence and Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Times, January 2006
“I am personally pleased by small things that our program has accomplished and the positive feedback I get from the patients directly, such as getting a Christmas card from a former patient that says, “not drinking and not smoking.”- Theresa Taylor, Clinic Supervisor, Ministry Health Care, Waupaca Outpatient AODA/Mental Health Treatment Clinic