TY - JOUR
T1 - Tobacco use and health in young adulthood
AU - Brook, Judith S.
AU - Brook, David W.
AU - Zhang, Chenshu
AU - Cohen, Patricia
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was supported by Grant DA 03188 and Research Scientist Award DA 00244 to Judith S. Brook from the National Institute on Drug Abuse at the National Institutes of Health.
PY - 2004/9
Y1 - 2004/9
N2 - In this prospective longitudinal study, the authors investigated the association between lifetime tobacco use and subsequent health problems by age 30. The authors interviewed a community group of 749 participants from upstate New York at mean ages of 14, 16, 22, and 27 years. Daily tobacco use during any of the time periods, as well as the number of periods of daily tobacco use, were significantly associated with increased risk for respiratory ailments, neurobehavioral and cognitive problems, and general malaise. The results suggested that daily tobacco use, either during childhood, adolescence, the early 20s, or a combination of those times, predicted health problems by age 30. Effective smoking prevention programs that begin in childhood are imperative to prevent the occurrence of later health problems.
AB - In this prospective longitudinal study, the authors investigated the association between lifetime tobacco use and subsequent health problems by age 30. The authors interviewed a community group of 749 participants from upstate New York at mean ages of 14, 16, 22, and 27 years. Daily tobacco use during any of the time periods, as well as the number of periods of daily tobacco use, were significantly associated with increased risk for respiratory ailments, neurobehavioral and cognitive problems, and general malaise. The results suggested that daily tobacco use, either during childhood, adolescence, the early 20s, or a combination of those times, predicted health problems by age 30. Effective smoking prevention programs that begin in childhood are imperative to prevent the occurrence of later health problems.
KW - Health problems
KW - Tobacco use
KW - Young adulthood
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U2 - 10.3200/GNTP.165.3.310-323
DO - 10.3200/GNTP.165.3.310-323
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:4644335563
SN - 0022-1325
VL - 165
SP - 310
EP - 323
JO - Journal of Genetic Psychology
JF - Journal of Genetic Psychology
IS - 3
ER -
