The aim of the study was to estimate recent trends in cigarette use and health insurance coverage for US adults with and without SUDs and mental health conditions.
The analysis demonstrates an improvement among study participants who comprised a nationally representative sample of non-institutionalized respondents ages 18-64.
The results of a recent analysis showed that improvements in smoking abstinence outcomes for US adults with mental health and substance use disorders (SUDs) are highly related to increases in health insurance coverage.
The aim of the study was to estimate recent trends in cigarette use and health insurance coverage for US adults with and without SUDs and mental health conditions.
The researchers analyzed an event study analysis of smoking and insurance trends among US adults with and without mental health disorders or SUDs using public use data from 2008 to 2019 from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, which is a annual cross-sectional survey. poll.
Participants included a nationally representative sample of non-institutionalized respondents between the ages of 18 and 64.
Outcome variables were 1 measure of prior year health insurance coverage and 3 measures of recent cigarette use. The research team compared outcomes between people with and without mental health disorders or SUDs and over time.
The results showed that, when comparing data pooled between 2008 and 2009 and between 2018 and 2019, smoking rates among adults with mental health disorders and SUDs decreased from 37.9% to 27.9%, while rates of Adult smoking without mental health disorders or SUDs decreased to 16.3%. % of 21.4%.
Additionally, recent smoking cessation rates for adults with mental health disorders or SUDs increased from 7.4% to 10.9%, while recent smoking cessation rates without mental health disorders or SUDs increased from 9.6% to 12%.
Between 2018 and 2019, 11% of net reductions in current smoking, 12% of net reductions in daily smoking, and 12% of net increases in recent smoking cessation coincided with higher gains in health coverage. safe for adults with mental health disorders or SUDs compared to those without mental health disorders or SUDs.
Reference
Creedon TB, Wayne GF, Progovac AM, Levy DE, Cook BL. Trends in Cigarette Use and Health Insurance Coverage Among US Adults with Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders. Addiction. 2022. doi: 10.1111/add.16052
