Table 2.
Prevalence of Smoking in Various Samples of Adults With Histories of Heavy Drinking
| Year | Authors | Sample (n) | Smokers (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Dreher and Fraser | 103 alcoholics in outpatient treatment | 97 (males) | 91 (females) |
| 1972 | Walton | 130 male alcoholics in treatment | 97 (males) | |
| 1986 | Kozlowski et al. | 1,142 alcoholics in treatment in Canada | 86 (males) | 82 (females) |
| 1989 | DeSoto et al. | 312 alcoholics recruited from Alcoholics Anonymous | 98 (males) | 92 (females) |
| 1990 | DiFranza and Guerrera | 77 alcoholics in treatment | 83 (combined)* | |
| 1993 | Joseph et al. | 176 male alcoholics admitted before implementation of tobacco control policy in the facility | 82 (males) | |
| 1995 | Batel et al. | 325 male and female outpatients in an alcohol treatment program | 88 (combined)* | |
| 1996 | Hurt et al. | 845 alcohol treatment patients | 75 (combined)* | |
| 1997 | Stuyt | 174 alcohol treatment patients | 71 (combined)* | |
*
Data were not reported separately by gender.