• Yale J Biol Med · Sep 2015

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    Smoking Use and Cessation Among People with Serious Mental Illness.

    • Aniyizhai Annamalai, Noreen Singh, and Stephanie S O'Malley.
    • Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
    • Yale J Biol Med. 2015 Sep 1; 88 (3): 271-7.

    AbstractSmoking rates in people with serious mental illness (SMI) are disproportionately high compared to the general population. It is a leading contributor to the early mortality in this population. Smoking cessation rates are low in this group, though patients are motivated to quit. Unfortunately, health care providers do not always prioritize smoking cessation for this population. This review provides an overview of prevalence rates, biological effects that maintain smoking, and evidence-based treatments for smoking cessation in SMI. In addition, objective and qualitative data from a chart review of 78 patients with SMI prescribed smoking cessation treatment at one community mental health center are described. Of these, 30 (38.5 percent) were found to either quit (16/78) or reduce (14/78) smoking. Varenicline appeared to be particularly effective. Review of the literature and results of this study suggest that smoking cessation pharmacotherapies are effective for SMI patients and should be offered to those who smoke.

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