Dependence on nicotine in US high school students in the context of changing patterns of tobacco product use.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aim

There have been substantial recent changes in youth tobacco product use in the United States-including, notably, a rapid increase in use of e-cigarettes. It is not known whether, and if so how far, these changes are reflected in levels of nicotine dependence. This study used data from a large, nationally representative sample of US adolescents to (i) estimate the annual prevalence of nicotine dependence in relation to current use of tobacco products, (ii) describe trends in dependence over time and (iii) evaluate whether the increase in youth use of tobacco products has been paralleled by a similar increase in the population burden of nicotine dependence.

Design

Secondary analysis of National Youth Tobacco Surveys conducted annually, 2012-19.

Setting

SUBMITTER: Jackson SE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8436751 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature