Smoking in Substance Use Disorder Patients: Prevalence, Comorbidities, Impulsivity, and Patterns of Readiness to Change.

Introduction: Tobacco use is highly prevalent in individuals with other substance use disorders (SUDs) and is associated with greater smoking-related illnesses and premature death. To inform intervention strategies, the current study examined the prevalence and clinical features of smoking, including motivation for change, comorbid psychiatric symptoms, and self-regulatory indicators, in a large sample of treatment-seeking SUD patients.

Aims And Methods: Participants were 1893 patients in three clinical programs who were assessed for tobacco use, other substance misuse, psychiatric symptoms, measures of self-regulation (ie, delay discounting, UPPS-P impulsive behavior scales, mindfulness), and readiness rulers (ie, readiness, importance, and confidence).

Tobacco use and impulsivity in people with mental illness: A systematic review.

Background And Objectives: Impulsivity is a risk factor for the development and maintenance of tobacco use, especially among individuals with comorbid mental illness, but the nature of this relationship is poorly understood. We systematically examined evidence for the relationship between impulsivity and tobacco use in people with psychiatric disorders.

Methods: Following PRISMA guidelines, original peer-reviewed articles published from database inception to July 2024 were searched for using PubMed, Google Scholar, ProQuest, Ovid, and PsycINFO.

A systematic review and meta-analysis of neuromodulation therapies for substance use disorders.

While pharmacological, behavioral and psychosocial treatments are available for substance use disorders (SUDs), they are not always effective or well-tolerated. Neuromodulation (NM) methods, including repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and deep brain stimulation (DBS) may address SUDs by targeting addiction neurocircuitry. We evaluated the efficacy of NM to improve behavioral outcomes in SUDs.