Adolescents' Nicotine/Tobacco Dependency Symptoms Using 4 Waves of PATH Data
Objective: We aimed to characterize male and female adolescents' use of e-cigarettes, cigarettes and dual use, and 7 symptoms of nicotine/tobacco dependence using 4 waves of national data from the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study. Methods: The
analytic sample included 2902 adolescents 12-17 years old, who indicated past 30-day e-cigarette or cigarette use at least once between 2013-2018. We used items from the Wisconsin Inventory of Smoking Dependence Motives (WISDM-68) to report dependence symptoms. Results: Compared to
cigarette users, exclusive e-cigarette users reported fewer symptoms of nicotine dependency. There were no differences between males and females concerning the odds of any reported dependency symptom. Among cigarette only users, the odds of indicating that their tobacco use helps them think
better (AOR = 2.38, 95% CI = 1.08, 5.23) and wanting tobacco after waking up (AOR = 5.50, 95% CI = 1.10, 27.5) was higher among females versus males. Conclusions: These results extend earlier findings regarding subgroup differences in nicotine/tobacco dependency symptoms participating
in the PATH Study and highlights the importance of identifying nicotine/tobacco dependency symptoms when counseling adolescent males and females.
Keywords: ADOLESCENTS; CIGARETTES; E-CIGARETTES; NICOTINE DEPENDENCY; SMOKING; TOBACCO DEPENDENCY
Document Type: Research Article
Affiliations: 1: Center for the Study of Drugs, Alcohol, Smoking and Health, University of Michigan School of Nursing, Ann Arbor, MI, United States 2: University of Michigan School of Nursing, Ann Arbor, MI, United States.
Publication date: 01 July 2022
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