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Cigarette and alcohol use often develop concurrently, and smoking is especially common among youth treated for alcohol and other drug (AOD) use disorders. Special considerations for adolescent smoking cessation treatment include peer influences, motivation, and nicotine dependence. Little research has addressed smoking cessation treatment for youth with AOD use disorders, but the few available studies suggest that tobacco cessation efforts are feasible and potentially effective for this population. Findings to date suggest that adolescents with AOD use disorders may benefit more from relatively intensive multicomponent programs rather than brief treatment for smoking cessation. Additional research is ?needed to further address the inclusion of tobacco-specific interventions for adolescents in AOD use disorder treatment progr

Keywords: Alcohol and tobacco, alcohol, tobacco, and other drug (ATOD) use, abuse, and dependence, smoking, gateway drug, nicotine dependence, adolescent, youth, high-risk youth, alcohol and other drug use (AODU) treatment method, smoking cessation treatment, co-treatment, intervention, brief intervention, motivational interviewing, peer relations, treatment outcome

                       This article examines the prevalence of cigarette smoking among adolescents with AOD use problems, smoking cessation efforts in this population, and special considerations for adolescent smoking cessation treatment, including peer influences, motivation, and nicotine dependence. This article concludes with a brief review of studies evaluating smoking cessation treatment for adolescents with AOD use problems and a discussion of the implications of these findings    

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