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Associations of Night Smoking and Cravings with Quit Intentions and Attempts

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 November 2015

Richard J. O’Connor ,
Kristie M. June  and
Maansi Bansal-Travers
Richard J. O’Connor*
Affiliation:
Department of Health Behavior, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York
Kristie M. June
Affiliation:
Department of Health Behavior, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York
Maansi Bansal-Travers
Affiliation:
Department of Health Behavior, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York
*
Addresses for Correspondence: Dr. Richard J. O’Connor, PhD. Department of Health Behavior, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Elm and Carlton Streets, Buffalo, NY 14263. Email: Richard.O'Connor@RoswellPark.org
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Abstract

Introduction: Waking at night to smoke can also serve as an indicator of dependence and treatment success.

Aims: We sought to examine whether night smoking is associated with features of smoking behaviour in a non-treatment-seeking sample of adult smokers in the general population.

Methods: Data for this study come from 1,062 current smokers obtained from an opt-in online panel in July 2010. Night smoking and night craving to smoke were assessed by questionnaire, and dependence was assessed by the Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence (FTND). Relationships were assessed using linear, logistic, and negative binomial regression.

Findings: Overall, 20.6% reported that they woke at night to smoke. FTND scores were substantially higher in those reporting night smoking. Those who reported night cravings were more likely to report quit intentions. Night smokers made 3.6 actual quit attempts (95% CI: 2.8, 4.5) per year, adjusted for other model factors, compared to 2.7 (2.2, 3.2) attempts for night cravers and 2.2 (1.8, 2.7) attempts for smokers who reported neither.

Conclusions: Overall, night smokers reported higher nicotine dependence than cravers and those who experienced neither. The current study adds to a growing literature pointing to the importance of overnight smoking as an indicator of nicotine dependence.

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Journal of Smoking Cessation , Volume 12 , Issue 2 , June 2017 , pp. 71 - 75
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Copyright © The Author(s) 2015 

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