TY  - JOUR
TI  - Smoking, and to a lesser extent non-combustible nicotine use, is associated with higher levels of alcohol consumption and risky drinking
Y1  - 2025/02/26/
AV  - public
N2  - This study aimed to estimate differences in alcohol consumption, receipt of alcohol brief intervention, and alcohol reduction attempts by smoking status and use of non-combustible nicotine (including e-cigarettes, nicotine replacement therapy, heated tobacco products, or nicotine pouches). Data were from a representative household survey of adults in England (n?=?188,878). Participants who reported former or current smoking scored approximately 1 point higher, on average, on the AUDIT-C (which measures alcohol consumption) than those who had never regularly smoked (B
            adj=0.97 [95%CI 0.93?1.00] and 0.92 [0.87?0.96], respectively) and had double the odds of risky drinking (AUDIT-C???5: ORadj=2.04 [1.98?2.10] and 2.03 [1.97?2.10], respectively), while differences for those who did versus did not use non-combustible nicotine use were less pronounced (AUDIT-C: B
            adj=0.14 [0.08?0.21]; AUDIT-C???5: ORadj=1.09 [1.04?1.13]). Among participants who engaged in risky drinking, those who smoked (vs. not) were more likely to report receiving alcohol brief interventions, and those attempting to quit smoking (vs. not) were more likely to report alcohol reduction attempts. Overall, combustible and - less so - non-combustible nicotine use is associated with higher levels of alcohol consumption and risky drinking.
IS  - 1
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-89750-2
ID  - discovery10205489
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VL  - 15
KW  - Increasing and higher risk drinking
KW  -  Alcohol
KW  -  Tobacco
KW  -  Smoking
KW  -  Vaping
KW  -  E-cigarettes
KW  -  Heated
tobacco
KW  -  Nicotine pouches
KW  -  Heat not burn
KW  -  GP advice
KW  -  Primary care
KW  -  Quit attempts
A1  - Jackson, Sarah E
A1  - Oldham, Melissa
A1  - Garnett, Claire
A1  - Brown, Jamie
A1  - Shahab, Lion
A1  - Cox, Sharon
PB  - Springer Science and Business Media LLC
JF  - Scientific Reports
ER  -