Comparison of smoking relapse curves among African-American smokers
Comparison of smoking relapse curves among African-American smokers
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DOI：
10.1016/j.addbeh.2004.02.060
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发表时间：
2004-11-01
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4.4
通讯作者：
Ahluwalia, JS
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作者：
Choi, WS;Okuyemi, KS;Ahluwalia, JS
我们根据吸烟水平检查了非裔美国吸烟者的吸烟复发曲线，以表征这类吸烟者对尼古丁的依赖。这项分析是根据最初收集的数据进行的，目的是研究中西部一家市中心健康中心非裔美国人吸烟水平的差异。在澄清非裔美国吸烟者的吸烟和戒烟模式方面，进行的研究相对较少。目前，轻度吸烟者每天吸烟的中位数为7支，中度至重度吸烟者的中位数为每天20支。吸烟量较大的吸烟者报告的吸烟率比吸烟量较轻的吸烟者分别长11年和5年。这项研究的主要发现是，非裔美国人轻吸烟者的戒烟率与重度吸烟者非常相似，他们最近戒烟尝试的中值时间也相似。因此，稳定的轻度吸烟者也可能需要与重度吸烟者类似的戒烟干预措施，才能成功戒烟。(C)2004爱思唯尔有限公司。保留所有权利。
We examined the smoking relapse curves for African-American smokers by level of smoking to characterize nicotine dependence in this population of smokers. This analysis was conducted from data originally collected to study differences in level of smoking among African-Americans at an inner-city health center in Midwest. Relatively little research has been conducted to clarify smoking and quitting patterns among African-American smokers. The median number of cigarettes smoked currently was 7 cigarettes per day (cpd) for light smokers and 20 cpd for the moderate to heavy smokers. The heavier smokers reported smoking at this rate longer than light smokers, 11 and 5 years, respectively. The major finding in this study is that African-American light smokers have abstinence rates very similar to heavier smokers and the median length of their most recent quit attempts were also similar. Therefore, stable light smokers may also need smoking cessation interventions similar to those used for heavier smokers in order to successfully stop smoking. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.