Treatment of Nicotine Use in Adolescents Under 18 Years of Age: An Official American Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline.

ABSTRACT: Background: The rising popularity of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes), the nicotine product that is most used by adolescents since 2014, has reversed decades of progress in declining youth tobacco use. E-cigarette use in adolescents is associated with future smoking, and evidence is mounting of an increased association with nicotine dependence. Therapies used to treat nicotine dependence in adults include pharmacotherapy and behavioral interventions. Pediatric guidelines recommend routine screening for any tobacco product use beginning at age 10 years. The goal of this guideline was to develop an evidence-based clinical practice guideline for the treatment of nicotine use in adolescents. Methods: We summarized evidence addressing five PICO (patients, intervention, compara

SUBMITTER: Bauer SE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12432397 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature