Citation

Stuart GL, Meehan J, Temple JR, Moore TM, Hellmuth J, Follansbee KW, Morean M. Am. J. Addict. 2006; 15(5): 396-399.

Affiliation

Brown Medical School and Butler Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1080/10550490600860411

PMID

16966197

Abstract

Cigarette smoking is a leading cause of preventable mortality in the United States. Not much data are available regarding the prevalence and correlates of cigarette smoking in female perpetrators of intimate partner violence (IPV). Ninety-eight arrested violent women were recruited from court-referred batterer intervention programs. The prevalence of smoking in the sample was 62%. Smokers reported higher levels of substance abuse, psychopathology, general violence, and IPV perpetration and victimization than nonsmokers. Most smokers (65%) indicated a desire to quit within the next year. The results highlight the importance of screening for cigarette smoking in violence intervention programs and offering assistance to those who choose to quit. (Am J Addict 2006;15:396-399).

Language: en