Real-time predictors of smoking among sexual minority and heterosexual young adults: An ecological momentary assessment study

Disparities in cigarette use and associated disease burden among sexual minorities are a growing public health concern. Worldwide, the smoking rates among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and other sexual minorities are approximately double those observed among heterosexuals (Baskerville et al., 2017; Blosnich et al., 2013; Burkhalter, 2015; McCabe et al., 2018). Data from the 2012 –2013 National Adult Tobacco Survey found that 27.7% of American sexual minority adults reported current cigarette use, corresponding to 2.3 million smokers (Johnson et al., 2016).

Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - August 30, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Nhung Nguyen, Julia McQuoid, Danielle Ramo, Louisa M. Holmes, Pamela M. Ling, Johannes Thrul Source Type: research