Relationship between cigarette use and mood/anxiety disorders among pregnant methadone-maintained patients

Am J Addict. 2009 Sep-Oct;18(5):422-9. doi: 10.3109/10550490903077721.

Abstract

This study investigates the association between cigarette use and current mood/anxiety disorders among pregnant opioid-dependent patients. Pregnant methadone-maintained women (N = 122) completed the Addiction Severity Index and Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV. Participants were categorized based on past 30 days cigarette use: no (n = 15) and any smoking (n = 107); this latter group was then subdivided into light (one to ten cigarettes/day; n = 55), and heavy smokers (11+ cigarettes/day; n = 52). Any smoking was significantly associated with any current mood/anxiety disorder (p < 0.001), any current mood disorder (p = 0.007), and any current anxiety disorder (p < 0.001). No significant association was found between specific level of cigarette use and mood/anxiety disorders. This association between smoking and psychiatric disorders has implications for the mental and physical health of methadone-maintained women and their children, and may contribute to the understanding of the physiological mechanisms underlying smoking and nicotine dependence.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anxiety Disorders / complications*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Methadone / therapeutic use*
  • Mood Disorders / complications*
  • Narcotic Antagonists / therapeutic use
  • Opioid-Related Disorders / complications*
  • Opioid-Related Disorders / rehabilitation
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications / psychology*
  • Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Smoking / psychology*

Substances

  • Narcotic Antagonists
  • Methadone