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Selected Works of Chizimuzo T. C. Okoli
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Treatment Outcomes from the TDC: A Look at Smoking Cessation Among Patients with Co-Occurring Disorders
VCH Butt-Out Group Facilitators Meeting (2010)
  • Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli
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Abstract

Summary of Key Findings •Smoking abstinence at end of program:

–Intent to treat analysis: 32.2%(83/258) –Among program completers: 41.3%(83/201)

•Significant predictors of abstinence : –Having an alcohol, heroin (or other opioid) or marijuana use history was a significant predictor of being less likely to quit smoking when compared to having no history of substance use disorder. –Having a lower CO level at program enrolment was a significant predictor of being more likely to quit –Attending the TDC program for a longer duration was a significant predictor of being more likely to quit.

Keywords
  • Smoking,
  • Smoking cessation,
  • SUD,
  • Substance use disorder
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Publication Date
December, 2010
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A presentation to the VCH Butt-Out Group Facilitators Meeting, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Citation Information
Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli. "Treatment Outcomes from the TDC: A Look at Smoking Cessation Among Patients with Co-Occurring Disorders" VCH Butt-Out Group Facilitators Meeting (2010)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/chizimuzo_okoli/112/