Use and susceptibility of youth aged 13-15 years to cigarettes, e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products: results of the Global Youth Tobacco Survey 2022 in eight Italian regions.

ABSTRACT: Smoking is a leading risk factor for many preventable chronic diseases across the lifespan. Adolescence represents a critical period for the adoption of health-risk behaviours, including tobacco and nicotine products consumption. Evidence shows that adolescents who are susceptible to tobacco use are more likely to initiate and maintain smoking than their non-susceptible peers. This study examines factors associated with susceptibility to cigarettes, electronic cigarettes (e-cigs) and heated tobacco products (HTPs) in adolescents aged 13-15 years. Data were drawn from the 2022 Global Youth Tobacco Survey conducted in eight Italian regions. Susceptibility to tobacco products was measured through intentions to use tobacco and responses to hypothetical peer offers. Influencing factors (i.e. ag

SUBMITTER: Zamagni G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12529267 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature