A third of past-year smokers at risk of alcohol dependence reported making a serious attempt to quit smoking in the past year, and of those 15% were successful. No significant differences were detected between those drinkers at risk of alcohol dependence (compared with those not at risk) in terms of the likelihood of making a serious quit attempt or success in that quit attempt. About two-thirds of quit attempts made among past-year smokers at risk of alcohol dependence were abrupt, and those drinkers at risk of alcohol dependence were more likely to have made an abrupt attempt compared with drinkers not at risk. No significant differences were detected between those drinkers at risk of alcohol dependence, compared with those not at risk, in terms of the likelihood of using evidence-based aids, receipt of GP advice and/or support, or the time since the start of the most recent quit attempt.
