Key result
Polytobacco use was present in 32.5% of current tobacco users and was associated with significantly greater nicotine dependence symptoms compared to sole-product use.
Why the study?
Is polytobacco use associated with greater nicotine dependence symptoms compared to sole-product use among US adults?
Population
135,425 US adults from the 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 National Adult Tobacco Survey (NATS)
Comparison
Polytobacco use vs Sole-product tobacco use
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Polytobacco use may warrant assessment in dependence evaluations; leaves open causality and intervention effects in longitudinal studies.
Cross-Sectional (n=135,425)
Is polytobacco use associated with greater nicotine dependence symptoms compared to sole-product use among US adults?
Polytobacco use is highly prevalent among US adult tobacco users and is associated with a significantly greater likelihood of nicotine dependence symptoms compared to sole-product use.
Sung et al. (2018) conducted a cross-sectional in Tobacco use and nicotine dependence (n=135,425). Polytobacco use vs. Sole-product tobacco use was evaluated on Nicotine dependence symptoms. Polytobacco use was present in 32.5% of current tobacco users and was associated with significantly greater nicotine dependence symptoms compared to sole-product use.
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