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Stimulant treatment of ADHD and cigarette smoking: a meta-analysis.

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Schoenfelder, EN; Faraone, SV; Kollins, SH
Published in: Pediatrics
June 2014

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Individuals with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have a significantly higher risk of cigarette smoking. The nature of the relationship between smoking and psychostimulant medications commonly used to treat ADHD is controversial. Our objective was to examine the relationship between stimulant treatment of ADHD and cigarette smoking by using meta-analysis, and to identify study and sample characteristics that moderate this relationship. METHODS: Literature searches on PubMed and PsycInfo databases identified published studies for inclusion. Included studies compared cigarette smoking outcomes for stimulant-treated and untreated ADHD individuals. Seventeen studies met inclusion criteria, and 14 (total n = 2360) contained sufficient statistical information for inclusion in the meta-analysis. Two authors extracted odds ratios or frequencies of smokers in the treatment or nontreatment groups, and coded study characteristics including sample source, percentage of male participants, follow-up length, treatment consistency, type of smoking measure, prospective study, and controlling for comorbidities. RESULTS: Meta-analysis revealed a significant association between stimulant treatment and lower smoking rates. Meta-regression indicated that effect sizes were larger for studies that used clinical samples, included more women, measured smoking in adolescence rather than adulthood, conceptualized stimulant treatment as consistent over time, and accounted for comorbid conduct disorder. CONCLUSIONS: Nearly all studies were naturalistic, precluding causal inferences. Available data were insufficient to examine additional influences of patient demographics, treatment effectiveness, or other comorbidities. Consistent stimulant treatment of ADHD may reduce smoking risk; the effect was larger in samples with more severe psychopathology. Implications for further research, treatment of ADHD, and smoking prevention are discussed.

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Pediatrics

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1098-4275

Publication Date

June 2014

Volume

133

Issue

6

Start / End Page

1070 / 1080

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • United States
  • Tobacco Use Disorder
  • Statistics as Topic
  • Smoking Prevention
  • Smoking
  • Risk
  • Pediatrics
  • Male
  • Longitudinal Studies
 

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Schoenfelder, E. N., Faraone, S. V., & Kollins, S. H. (2014). Stimulant treatment of ADHD and cigarette smoking: a meta-analysis. Pediatrics, 133(6), 1070–1080. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2014-0179
Schoenfelder, Erin N., Stephen V. Faraone, and Scott H. Kollins. “Stimulant treatment of ADHD and cigarette smoking: a meta-analysis.Pediatrics 133, no. 6 (June 2014): 1070–80. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2014-0179.
Schoenfelder EN, Faraone SV, Kollins SH. Stimulant treatment of ADHD and cigarette smoking: a meta-analysis. Pediatrics. 2014 Jun;133(6):1070–80.
Schoenfelder, Erin N., et al. “Stimulant treatment of ADHD and cigarette smoking: a meta-analysis.Pediatrics, vol. 133, no. 6, June 2014, pp. 1070–80. Pubmed, doi:10.1542/peds.2014-0179.
Schoenfelder EN, Faraone SV, Kollins SH. Stimulant treatment of ADHD and cigarette smoking: a meta-analysis. Pediatrics. 2014 Jun;133(6):1070–1080.

Published In

Pediatrics

DOI

EISSN

1098-4275

Publication Date

June 2014

Volume

133

Issue

6

Start / End Page

1070 / 1080

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • United States
  • Tobacco Use Disorder
  • Statistics as Topic
  • Smoking Prevention
  • Smoking
  • Risk
  • Pediatrics
  • Male
  • Longitudinal Studies