NIH Study Links Cigarette Cessation with Drug, Alcohol Addiction Recovery

NIH study finds that quitting smoking cigarettes helps with other drug recovery

WASHINGTON, D.C. - A study from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) found that adults struggling with drug addiction were more likely to achieve long-term recovery if they also quit smoking cigarettes. “It underscores the importance of addressing different addictions together, rather than in isolation,” Dr. Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug

Quitting Smoking Tied to Better Odds of Recovery From Other Addictions

(MedPage Today) -- Smokers with substance use disorders (SUDs) who quit cigarettes were more likely to report recovery from their other addiction, according to a nationally representative cohort study. Among more than 2,600 individuals followed...

Quitting smoking linked to better recovery from drug and alcohol addiction

Adults who smoke cigarettes and are addicted to alcohol or other drugs were more likely to achieve sustained remission of their substance use disorder symptoms if they also quit smoking, according to scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). `

NIH study links cigarette cessation with drug, alcohol addiction recovery

A new federal study is linking the ability to quit smoking with longer-term success from the grip of drug or alcohol addiction, as well.

Smoking cessation may help substance abuse recovery, NIH says

About 20% of American adults use tobacco products.

Quitting smoking is associated with recovery from other addictions

Adults who smoke cigarettes and are addicted to alcohol or other drugs were more likely to achieve sustained remission of their substance use disorder symptoms if they also quit smoking, according to scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Based on their analysis of data from a large U.S. study of smoking and health, researchers believe the results clearly show the benefit of pairing smoking cessation with addiction recovery effor…