The association between concussions and vaping among a nationally representative sample of U.S. adolescents

IF 1.9 3区医学 Q2 SOCIAL ISSUES

Addiction Research & Theory Pub Date : 2022-12-30 DOI:10.1080/16066359.2022.2159946

Wanda E. Leal, Cashen M. Boccio

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Abstract Background Concussions represent an important health threat that is crucial to study. Prior research has established a relationship between concussions and substance use. Specifically, studies find higher rates of drugs use, such as alcohol, marijuana, non-medical prescription pills, and illegal drugs among individuals who have suffered a concussion compared to those who have not. Unfortunately, research has yet to determine whether this link extends to a newer and increasingly popular form of adolescent drug use, vaping. Methods The current study investigates the association between concussions and various vaping activities (flavor vaping, nicotine vaping, marijuana vaping, variety score) on a nationally representative sample of U.S. 8th and 10th grade adolescents from the 2019 Monitoring the Future Survey. Results Results indicate that adolescents who were diagnosed with a concussion in their lifetime have higher odds of engaging in all types of vaping compared to adolescents who have never been diagnosed with a concussion. Conclusions The findings of this study support any policy or program aimed at increasing awareness about the connection between concussions and drug use and considering early interventions to potentially reduce substance use among adolescents who suffer concussions.

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在一项具有全国代表性的美国青少年样本中，脑震荡和电子烟之间的关系

摘要背景脑震荡是一种重要的健康威胁，对其进行研究至关重要。先前的研究已经确定了脑震荡和药物使用之间的关系。具体来说，研究发现，与没有脑震荡的人相比，脑震荡患者使用酒精、大麻、非医疗处方药和非法药物等药物的比例更高。不幸的是，研究还没有确定这种联系是否延伸到一种新的、越来越流行的青少年吸毒形式——电子烟。目前的研究调查了脑震荡与各种电子烟活动(风味电子烟、尼古丁电子烟、大麻电子烟、多样性分数)之间的关系，研究对象是2019年监测未来调查中美国8年级和10年级青少年的全国代表性样本。结果表明，与从未被诊断为脑震荡的青少年相比，在一生中被诊断为脑震荡的青少年使用各种电子烟的几率更高。结论:本研究的结果支持任何旨在提高人们对脑震荡和药物使用之间联系的认识的政策或项目，并考虑早期干预以潜在地减少青少年脑震荡患者的药物使用。

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Addiction Research & Theory Multiple-

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期刊介绍： Since being founded in 1993, Addiction Research and Theory has been the leading outlet for research and theoretical contributions that view addictive behaviour as arising from psychological processes within the individual and the social context in which the behaviour takes place as much as from the biological effects of the psychoactive substance or activity involved. This cross-disciplinary journal examines addictive behaviours from a variety of perspectives and methods of inquiry. Disciplines represented in the journal include Anthropology, Economics, Epidemiology, Medicine, Sociology, Psychology and History, but high quality contributions from other relevant areas will also be considered.