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14992787

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-3-2
pubmed:abstractText
Cigarette smoking is common among persons with alcohol dependence or abuse with as many as 80% of persons who are alcohol dependent also being smokers. Not only is smoking common in persons with heavy alcohol consumption, but also nicotine dependence appears more severe in smokers with a history of alcohol dependence. This combined exposure to both tobacco smoke and alcohol results in major health consequences including additive risks for some diseases such as head and neck cancers. Although modest alcohol consumption has some positive health benefits, smoking typically negates these benefits. The cellular mechanisms impacted by combined smoking and alcohol exposure are poorly understood, but molecular epidemiology approaches are providing insights regarding the importance of effects on oxidant/antioxidant pathways and on metabolic pathways involving the cytochrome P450 system. Given the prevalence of smoking in the alcohol dependent population, smoking cessation in this group has the potential for tremendous impact. In recent years, smoking cessation approaches have been initiated in this population, but much work remains in order to define the optimal smoking cessation strategies for persons in alcohol treatment programs.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0753-3322
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
58
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
77-83
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-10
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Alcohol consumption and smoking status: the role of smoking cessation.
pubmed:affiliation
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Section, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha 68198-5300, USA. dromberg@unmc.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review