Service user perceptions of smoking cessation in residential substance use treatment.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Prevalence of tobacco smoking among adults in substance misuse treatment is much higher than the wider population, yet limited research is available, and residential treatment services have been overlooked as a potential setting for cessation interventions. Exploring the perceptions of service users about smoking cessation in residential rehabilitation is important to gain better understanding of this issue and identify ways to inform future intervention development.

Methods

Ten semi-structured interviews were conducted in the Northwest of England in 2017 with adults (7 male, 3 female) who were currently or had previously been in residential treatment for substance misuse. Five participants were current smokers, three had never smoked, and two were former smoker

SUBMITTER: Swithenbank Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9216544 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature