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Relationship between Cigarette Use and Mood/Anxiety Disorders among Pregnant Methadone‐Maintained Patients
Author(s) -
Chisolm Margaret S.,
Tuten Michelle,
Brigham Emily C.,
Strain Eric C.,
Jones Hendrée E.
Publication year - 2009
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 - 10.1080/10550490903077721
Subject(s) - mood , anxiety , psychiatry , addiction , nicotine , mood disorders , methadone , medicine , clinical psychology , psychology
This study investigates the association between cigarette use and current mood/anxiety disorders among pregnant opioid‐dependent patients. Pregnant methadone‐maintained women (N = 122) completed the Addiction Severity Index and Structured Clinical Interview for DSM‐IV. Participants were categorized based on past 30 days cigarette use: no (n = 15) and any smoking (n = 107); this latter group was then subdivided into light (one to ten cigarettes/day; n = 55), and heavy smokers (11+ cigarettes/day; n = 52). Any smoking was significantly associated with any current mood/anxiety disorder (p < 0.001), any current mood disorder (p = 0.007), and any current anxiety disorder (p < 0.001). No significant association was found between specific level of cigarette use and mood/anxiety disorders. This association between smoking and psychiatric disorders has implications for the mental and physical health of methadone‐maintained women and their children, and may contribute to the understanding of the physiological mechanisms underlying smoking and nicotine dependence.