Smoking, and to a lesser extent non-combustible nicotine use, is associated with higher levels of alcohol consumption and risky drinking.

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to estimate differences in alcohol consumption, receipt of alcohol brief intervention, and alcohol reduction attempts by smoking status and use of non-combustible nicotine (including e-cigarettes, nicotine replacement therapy, heated tobacco products, or nicotine pouches). Data were from a representative household survey of adults in England (n = 188,878). Participants who reported former or current smoking scored approximately 1 point higher, on average, on the AUDIT-C (which measures alcohol consumption) than those who had never regularly smoked (B_adj=0.97 [95%CI 0.93-1.00] and 0.92 [0.87-0.96], respectively) and had double the odds of risky drinking (AUDIT-C ≥ 5: OR_adj=2.04 [1.98-2.10] and 2.03 [1.97-2.10], respectively), while differences for thos

SUBMITTER: Jackson SE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11865552 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature