Early-onset tobacco use and suicide-related behavior - A prospective study from adolescence to young adulthood.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Developmental relationships between tobacco use and suicide-related behaviors (SRB) remain unclear. Our objective was to investigate the longitudinal associations of tobacco use in adolescence and SRB in adulthood.

Methods

Using a prospective design, we examined whether tobacco use in adolescence is associated with SRB (intentional self-injury, suicide ideation) in young adulthood in a population-based sample of 1330 twins (626 males, 704 females). The baseline and follow-up data were collected by professionally administered semi-structured poly-diagnostic interviews at ages 14 and 22, respectively.

Results

After adjusting for multiple potential confounders, those who reported early-onset of regular tobacco use had a significantly increased risk for intenti

SUBMITTER: Korhonen T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5905715 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature