in the persistent AUD group and was significantly lower in the remitted low-risk drinking and abstinent groups. High-risk drinkers and abstainers were more likely than the persistent AUD group to have remitted from drug use more than 5 years before the follow-up. Abstainers had the highest rate of lifetime nicotine habitual use or dependence (72.9%) and remitted low-risk drinkers the lowest (40.8%). Current nicotine habitual use or dependence was significantly lower among high-risk drinkers and remitted low-risk drinkers than among individuals with persistent AUD. Remitted low-risk drinkers were less likely to have remitted within the 5 years before follow-up, and abstainers were more likely to have remitted more than 5 years previous.
