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Sex Differences in the Relationship Between Alcohol‐ Associated Smoking Urge and Behavior: A Pilot Study
Author(s) -
King Andrea,
Epstein Alyssa,
Conrad Megan,
McNamara Patrick,
Cao Dingcai
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
the american journal on addictions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.997
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-0391
pISSN - 1055-0496
DOI - 10.1080/10550490802268140
Subject(s) - alcohol , binge drinking , medicine , association (psychology) , alcohol intake , clinical psychology , psychology , environmental health , alcohol consumption , biology , biochemistry , psychotherapist
This study examined sex differences in alcohol‐associated smoking urge and smoking patterns to elucidate factors contributing to the co‐use of alcohol and cigarettes. Participants were 39 (22M, 17F) binge‐drinking tobacco chippers. Although men and women showed similar alcohol‐smoking patterns and similar alcohol‐induced smoking urges, a positive association between these factors was observed only in men. The lack of relationship in women suggests that co‐use of these substances may be due to exteroceptive factors beyond the pharmacological effects of alcohol potentiating smoking urge.