A qualitative study on people with opioid use disorders' perspectives on smoking and smoking cessation interventions.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Smoking-related diseases are major contributors to disability and shorter life expectancy among opioid-dependent patients. Smoking prevalence is considerably higher for opioid-dependent persons than among the general population, and only a minority quit smoking in treatment settings. Studies show that pharmacological smoking cessation interventions have modest success rates. This study aimed to investigate patients' receiving opioid agonist therapy perspectives on factors affecting behavior and decisions related to smoking cessation, and their experiences with smoking cessation.

Methods

This is a qualitative study using semi-structured individual interviews. The participants were asked, among others, to elaborate on the participants' thoughts about smoking, prev

SUBMITTER: Druckrey-Fiskaaen KT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10447904 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature