Addictive behaviors
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Addictive behaviors · Nov 2006
Cigarette smoking and interest in quitting in methadone maintenance patients.
To examine tobacco use, readiness to quit, and interest in smoking cessation interventions among methadone maintenance patients. ⋯ Tobacco use is highly prevalent among methadone maintenance patients, but we also observed a high level of readiness to quit and interest in smoking cessation. Targeted smoking cessation interventions, including on-site programs, should be developed for methadone maintenance patients.