Longitudinal Associations Between Pain and Use of Cigarettes and E-cigarettes in the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Pain has been implicated in the onset and maintenance of nicotine addiction, and there is initial cross-sectional evidence of covariation between pain and the use of cigarettes and e-cigarettes. The goals of the current study were to: (1)test pain severity as a predictor of initiating co-use of cigarettes and e-cigarettes, (2)examine longitudinal associations between pain and use/co-use of cigarettes and e-cigarettes, (3)generate the first prevalence rate data regarding cigarette and e-cigarette use as a function of pain, and (4)examine gender as a moderator of these associations.

Aims and methods

Data were drawn from Waves 1-4 of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study (2013-2018).

Results

Among exclusive cigarette smokers at Wave 1 (n = 77

SUBMITTER: Powers JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9910160 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature