Cigarette use trajectories in young adults: Analyses of predictors across system levels

Tobacco use is the number one preventable cause of death in the US (USDHHS, 2014). Nearly all cigarette use in the US starts during adolescence with experimentation, often leading to nicotine dependence and regular use (National Center for Chronic Disease et al., 2012, 2014). Smoking in young adulthood is of particular concern given that the 20  s are the decade when the intensity and frequency of smoking escalates the most (Johnston et al., 2014). Currently, 17.0% of adults aged 18-24 and 21.4% aged 25-44 smoke cigarettes (Hu et al., 2016).

Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - May 22, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Carla J. Berg, Regine Haard örfer, Vu Milkie, Betelihem Getachew, Steven Lloyd, Angela Lanier, Donyale Childs, Yasmeni Sandridge, Jennifer Bierhoff, Jingjing Li, Elliyah Dossantos, Michael Windle Tags: Full length article Source Type: research