Tobacco cessation among smokers under substance use treatment for alcohol and/or cannabis: study protocol and pilot study.

ABSTRACT: Approximately 80% of people with a substance use disorder (SUD) are smokers. Starting SUD treatment offers the opportunity to also quit smoking. The ACT-ATAC project aims to identify the predictors associated with smoking cessation among persons treated for alcohol and/or cannabis use disorder in Barcelona. This manuscript reports its methodology and the experience of carrying it out during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mixed methods project with three substudies. Substudy 1 (S1) comprises heterogeneous discussion groups among clinicians. S2 has two prospective cohorts composed of smokers under treatment for alcohol and/or cannabis use disorder and the clinicians in charge of these patients. Participating smokers will be followed for 12 months and interviewed about their substance use and the tob

SUBMITTER: Feliu A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9709380 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature