The nicotine dependence associated with alcohol use and other psychoactive substance A dependência da nicotina associada ao uso de álcool e outras substancias psicoativas

To examine an association between nicotine dependence with alcohol, other psychoactive use, and depressive disorder. Smokers were recruited from Centro de Referência de Abordagem e Tratamento do Tabagismo at the Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Estadual de Londrina (AHC/ UEL). All subjects were informed and gave then written consent for the research as approved by the Ethics Research Committee of Universidade Estadual de Londrina. The measures used were: structured questionnaire, alcohol, smoking, and psychoactive substance involvement screening test (ASSIST v 3.0), the Fagerstr m test for Nicotine Dependence (FTND), and the Diagnostic Interview for Research on Depressive disorder of the World Health Organization. Smokers presented the following socio-demographic characteristics: prevalence of the female sex and mean age of 47 years old with capacity for domestic activities and work. The mean age of onset of cigarette use for smokers was 16 years old. Fagerstr m’s test presented a medium punctuation of 6, so much for users of substances psicoativas, as for the ones that they don’t use them. Relationship between serious depression and the of psychoactive substances use was relevant for the research. This study evidenced an association among the use of the tobacco and other psychoactive substances, and depressive disorder. The health professional in smoking cessation intervention would be to identify subgroups of adult smokers, associated with depression, psychoactive substance use, and promote an intervention in both comorbidities and larger effectiveness of the smoking cessation. Analisar a associa o entre a dependência de nicotina com o uso de álcool, outras substancias psicoativas e transtorno depressivo. Os tabagistas foram recrutados a partir do Centro de Referência de Abordagem e Tratamento do Tabagismo no Hospital de Clínicas da Universidade Estadual de Londrina (AHC/UEL). Todos os participantes foram informados e assinaram o termo de consentimento livre e esclarecido aprovado pelo Comitê de ética em Pesquisa da Universidade Estadual de Londrina. Os instrumentos foram: questionário estruturado, teste de triagem do envolvimento com álcool, tabaco e outras substancias (ASSIST v 3.0), teste de Fargerstr m de Dependência de Nicotina (FTND) e critérios diagnósticos para pesquisa de transtorno depressivo, da Organiza o Mundial da Saúde. Os tabagistas apresentaram as seguintes características sócio-demográficas: predomínio do sexo feminino, e média de idade de 47 anos, com capacidade para atividades domésticas e trabalho. A média de idade de iníci