# Cigarette smoking is increasing among Americans with drug problems

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> **[Cigarette smoking is increasing among Americans with drug problems: Odds of...](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171219091306.htm)**
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> While cigarette smoking has declined in the US for the past several decades, since 2002 the prevalence of smoking has increased significantly among people with an illicit substance use disorder, according to a new study. Researchers found more than...

  
While cigarette smoking has declined in the US for the past several decades, since 2002 the prevalence of smoking has increased significantly among people with an illicit substance use disorder, according to a new study. Researchers found more than half of individuals with a substance use disorder (56 percent) reported cigarette use in the past month, compared with 18 percent of those without a substance use disorder.