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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-6-3
pubmed:abstractText
Cigarette smoking has been shown to increase consequent to the acute administration of methadone. This suggests the possibility that differences in maintenance dose levels might be associated with differential smoking rates. It is of special concern that higher maintenance levels of methadone may lead to more cigarette smoking because of the putative beneficial effects of higher doses on illicit drug use, treatment retention, and the like. Two experiments were conducted to test the hypothesis that higher maintenance doses of methadone are related to more cigarette smoking. Smoking was measured by self-report and expired carbon monoxide, and the amounts were correlated with subjects' methadone dose levels. The results showed smoking rates of 85% and that self-reported smoking significantly correlated (r = -.52) with CO. Maintenance doses, however, were not correlated with smoking levels. This suggests that the acute effects of methadone on smoking are nullified as clients habituate to dose level, and that decisions regarding appropriate methadone dosage can be made on other grounds.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0095-2990
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
19
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
209-17
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Cigarette smoking and methadone dose levels.
pubmed:affiliation
Oregon Health Division, Portland 97232.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't