Behaviour change techniques reported in intervention studies of alcohol and tobacco use: a rapid review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Clinical guidelines recommend addressing alcohol and tobacco use simultaneously, but few providers offer brief alcohol interventions routinely, and these behaviours are often treated separately. While several interventions targeted dual use, there remains a gap in identifying behaviour change techniques (BCTs) designed to modify processes controlling dual use.

Objective

To identify commonly used BCTs in interventions targeting both alcohol and tobacco use, their modes of delivery, and explore which BCTs are associated with smoking cessation and/or alcohol reduction.

Methods

Following Cochrane recommendations, a rapid review to identify BCTs showing promise for reducing dual use was conducted. Using an eligibility criteria, we retrieved relevant papers from

SUBMITTER: Chandran A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12459161 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature