Publications

Authors:

Zamboni, Lorenzo; Marchetti, Pierpaolo; Congiu, Alessio; Giordano, Rosaria; Fusina, Francesca; Carli, Silvia; Centoni, Francesco; Verlato, Giuseppe; Lugoboni, Fabio

Title:

ASRS Questionnaire and Tobacco Use: Not Just a Cigarette. A Screening Study in an Italian Young Adult Sample

Year:

2021

Type of item:

Articolo in Rivista

Tipologia ANVUR:

Articolo su rivista

Language:

Inglese

Format:

Elettronico

Referee:

Sì

Name of journal:

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH

ISSN of journal:

1660-4601

N° Volume:

18

Number or Folder:

2920

Page numbers:

1-11

Keyword:

ADHD symptomatology; benzodiazepine; tobacco

Short description of contents:

Young adults exhibit greater sensitivity than adults to nicotine reinforcement, and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) increases the risk for early-onset smoking. We investigated the correlation between ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS) scores and smoking, evaluated the prevalence of ADHD symptomatology (not diagnoses) in smokers and non-smokers and its comorbidity with benzodiazepine and gambling addictions. A total of 389 young adults from 14 schools in Northern Italy fill out a survey and the Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS). A total of 15.2% of subjects tested positive at the ASRS, which correlated with smoking; moreover, smokers had twice the probability of testing positive at the ASRS. ADHD symptomatology, especially when comorbid with tobacco abuse, is an important condition to monitor because early nicotine exposure could be a gateway for other addictive behaviors.

Web page:

https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18062920

Product ID:

120690

Handle IRIS:

11562/1041479

Last Modified:

November 15, 2022

Bibliographic citation:

Zamboni, Lorenzo; Marchetti, Pierpaolo; Congiu, Alessio; Giordano, Rosaria; Fusina, Francesca; Carli, Silvia; Centoni, Francesco; Verlato, Giuseppe; Lugoboni, Fabio, ASRS Questionnaire and Tobacco Use: Not Just a Cigarette. A Screening Study in an Italian Young Adult Sample «INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH» , vol. 18 , n. 2920 , 2021 , pp. 1-11

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