Patterns of adolescent smoking and later nicotine dependence in young adults: A 10-year prospective study

• Published in: Public health (London) Vol. 124; no. 2; pp. 65 - 70
• Main Authors: Van De Ven, M.O.M, Greenwood, P.A, Engels, R.C.M.E, Olsson, C.A, Patton, G.C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2010
• Subjects: Adolescence; Adolescent; Adolescent Behavior; Adolescents; Age of Onset; Australia - epidemiology; Behavior, Addictive; Cessation; Cohort Studies; Drug dependency; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Infectious Disease; Internal Medicine; Longitudinal study; Male; Nicotine dependence; Prevalence; Prospective Studies; Risk factor; Risk Factors; Schools; Sex Factors; Smoking; Smoking - epidemiology; Smoking - psychology; Smoking Cessation - statistics & numerical data; Surveys and Questionnaires; Tobacco Use Disorder - epidemiology; Tobacco Use Disorder - psychology; Young Adult; Young adults; Australia; Adolescence; Longitudinal study; Risk factor; Nicotine dependence; Smoking

Summary Objectives There is considerable variability in progression from smoking initiation to established smoking. This paper addresses the extent to which different patterns of adolescent smoking, including periods of cessation, predict smoking status in young adults. Study design Ten-year, eight-...