Table 2.
Frequency of medical and psychiatric problems among 350 cigarette smoking patients at community-based substance abuse treatment programs.*
| Number of Patients | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Any Medical Condition | 225 | 72.8 |
| Allergies | 99 | 28.3 |
| Liver Problems | 99 | 28.3 |
| Asthma | 87 | 24.9 |
| High Blood Pressure | 72 | 20.6 |
| Head Injury | 68 | 19.4 |
| Gastrointestinal disorders | 55 | 15.7 |
| Skin | 33 | 9.4 |
| Epilepsy/Seizure Disorder | 30 | 8.6 |
| Heart Disease | 30 | 8.6 |
| Neural Damage | 25 | 7.1 |
| Kidney | 18 | 5.1 |
| Thyroid | 8 | 2.3 |
| Any Psychiatric Condition | 211 | 64.1 |
| Major Depression | 157 | 44.9 |
| Anxiety Disorders | 116 | 35.3 |
| Bipolar Disorder | 46 | 13.1 |
| ADHD | 27 | 7.7 |
| Schizophrenia | 25 | 7.1 |
| Tourette's | 21 | 6.0 |
*
Participants were examined by a physician as part of the evaluation prior to enrollment in a clinical trial of a smoking cessation intervention. Values in the table are number and percent of patients with conditions in each category.