Illicit drug use in heavy smokers with and without schizophrenia.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The prevalence of cigarette smoking among people with schizophrenia is greater than that of the general population. Because smoking and use of other drugs covary, we examined illicit drug use in current smokers not trying to quit or reduce their tobacco use. We recruited outpatient participants who had a DSM-IV diagnosis of schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder (schizophrenia, n=70) and a control group who had no Axis I psychiatric disorders (control, n=97). During a 2-3-hour session, participants completed demographic and research questionnaires, including the Drug Use Survey (DUS).

Results

Participants with schizophrenia were older than controls (p<0.001) and smoked more cigarettes per day (p=0.01), but did not differ in degree of nicotine dependence. Ever us

SUBMITTER: Mackowick KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3393777 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature