Use of Tobacco Products and Suicide Attempts Among Elementary School-Aged Children.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The use of tobacco products, including e-cigarettes and vaping, has rapidly increased among children. However, despite consistent associations found between smoking cigarettes and suicidal behaviors among adolescents and adults, there are limited data on associations between emerging tobacco products and suicidal behaviors, especially among preadolescent children.

Objective

To examine whether the use of tobacco products is associated with nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI), suicidal ideation (SI), and suicide attempts (SAs) among preadolescent children.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study, conducted from September 1, 2022, to September 5, 2023, included participants in the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development study, a population-based cohort o

SUBMITTER: Lee PH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10897745 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature