Treatment of Tobacco Dependence in People With Men

Authors: Kristen M Mackowick MarieJosee Lynch Andrea H Weinberger Tony P George

Publish Date: 2012/07/22

Volume: 14, Issue: 5, Pages: 478-485

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Abstract

People with mental health and addictive disorders MHADs have higher rates of cigarette smoking and less success in quitting smoking compared with the general population Moreover tobaccorelated medical illness may be the leading cause of death in the MHAD population We discuss the scope of this comorbidity and approaches to the treatment of tobacco dependence in people with MHAD including schizophrenia mood disorders anxiety disorders and alcohol and substance use disorders Finally at the level of health systems we emphasize the importance of integrated treatment of tobacco dependence in MHADsThis work was supported in part by the Chair in Addiction Psychiatry at the University of Toronto to T P George and grant support from the National Institute on Drug Abuse NIDA 2U01DA02083007 to Caryn Lerman Rachel Tyndale and T P George R03DA027052 to A H Weinberger the Canadian Institutes of Health Research CIHR MOP115145 to T P George and the Ontario Mental Health Foundation to T P GeorgeK M Mackowick none MJ Lynch none A H Weinberger funding from NIDA R03DA027052 T P George member of Novartis Data Monitoring Committee consultant to JanssenOrtho and Pfizer payment for serving on speakers bureaus for Pfizer AstraZeneca and JanssenOrtho grants from National Institute on Drug Abuse Canadian Institutes of Health Research Ontario Mental Health Foundation and Pfizer royalties from Taylor Francis

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