Passive exposure to e-cigarette emissions is associated with worsened mental health.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cigarette smoking, secondhand cigarette smoke (SHS) exposure, and e-cigarette use ("vaping") are each associated with increased rates of depressive symptoms and other internalizing mental health disorders. The prevalence of vaping has increased greatly, yet the mental health correlates of secondhand exposure to e-cigarette emissions are as yet to be investigated. This study examined the potential adverse mental health outcomes associated with different tobacco exposures (direct and passive), with a particular focus on the mental health correlates of secondhand exposure to e-cigarette emissions.

Methods

The Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study data collected from a sample of 16,173 Wave 4 adults were used to test the hypothesis that secondhand e-cigare

SUBMITTER: Farrell KR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9172130 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature