| The Tobacco Reference Guide
|
| by David Moyer, MD. |
| Chapter 23 Tobacco, alcohol and illicit drugs |
| globalink (artefact pour saut de ligne) |
| 98% of people who have used both cocaine and cigarettes smoked cigarettes first. |
| Cigarette smoking is likely to precede the use of alcohol or illegal drugs, and illegal |
| drug use is rare among those who have never smoked. Virtually all illegal drug users had previously used cigarettes, alcohol, or both. |
| Preventing Tobacco Use Among Young People, 1994 Surgeon General report, p. |
| 35 |
| tobacco reference guideg (artefact pour saut |
| Of adolescents in inpatient substance abuse treatment facilities, 85% were also smokers. About 90% of adult alcoholics also smoke cigarettes. |
| Pediatrics, April 1994, p. 561 |
| tobacco reference guideg (artefact pour saut |
| In a study of cocaine-dependent patients enrolled in drug abuse treatment, the prevalence of smoking was 75% |
| JAMA, December 14, 1994, p. 1724 |
| tobacco reference guideg (artefact pour saut |
| Of teens who smoke, 88% also are drinkers, 45% have used marijuana, 33% used smokeless tobacco, and 11% used cocaine. |
| Preventing Tobacco Use Among Young People, 1994 Surgeon General report, p.87 |
| tobacco reference guideg (artefact pour saut |
| Among adolescents who have never smoked, only 3% had binged (had 5 or more drinks in a row) in the last month, whereas nearly 40% of daily smokers in the 12- to 17-year-old age group had binged in the previous month. |
| 1994 Surgeon General report, p. 35 |
| tobacco reference guideg (artefact pour saut |
| Page 2 of 10 |
| globalink (artefact pour saut de ligne) |
First page
of this chapter
Previous
page of this chapter
Next page
of this chapter |