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Psychiatric correlates of snuff and chewing tobacco use.

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Fu, Q; Vaughn, MG; Wu, L-T; Heath, AC
Published in: PLoS One
2014

Compared to the association between cigarette smoking and psychiatric disorders, relatively little is known about the relationship between smokeless tobacco use and psychiatric disorders. To identify the psychiatric correlates of smokeless tobacco use, the analysis used a national representative sample from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC) wave 1. Smokeless tobacco use was classified as exclusive snuff use, exclusive chewing tobacco, and dual use of both snuff and chewing tobacco at some time in the smokeless tobacco user's life. Lifetime psychiatric disorders were obtained via structured diagnostic interviews. The results show that the prevalence of lifetime exclusive snuff use, exclusive chewing tobacco, and dual use of both snuff and chewing tobacco was 2.16%, 2.52%, and 2.79%, respectively. After controlling for sociodemographic variables and cigarette smoking, the odds of exclusive chewing tobacco in persons with panic disorder and specific phobia were 1.53 and 1.41 times the odds in persons without those disorders, respectively. The odds of exclusive snuff use, exclusive chewing tobacco, and dual use of both products for individuals with alcohol use disorder were 1.97, 2.01, and 2.99 times the odds for those without alcohol use disorder, respectively. Respondents with cannabis use disorder were 1.44 times more likely to use snuff exclusively than those without cannabis use disorder. Respondents with inhalant/solvent use disorder were associated with 3.33 times the odds of exclusive chewing tobacco. In conclusion, this study highlights the specific links of anxiety disorder, alcohol, cannabis, and inhalant/solvent use disorders with different types of smokeless tobacco use.

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PLoS One

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1932-6203

Publication Date

2014

Volume

9

Issue

12

Start / End Page

e113196

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Tobacco, Smokeless
  • Tobacco Use
  • Smoking
  • Prevalence
  • Odds Ratio
  • Middle Aged
  • Mental Disorders
  • Male
  • Humans
  • General Science & Technology
 

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Fu, Q., Vaughn, M. G., Wu, L.-T., & Heath, A. C. (2014). Psychiatric correlates of snuff and chewing tobacco use. PLoS One, 9(12), e113196. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0113196
Fu, Qiang, Michael G. Vaughn, Li-Tzy Wu, and Andrew C. Heath. “Psychiatric correlates of snuff and chewing tobacco use.PLoS One 9, no. 12 (2014): e113196. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0113196.
Fu Q, Vaughn MG, Wu L-T, Heath AC. Psychiatric correlates of snuff and chewing tobacco use. PLoS One. 2014;9(12):e113196.
Fu, Qiang, et al. “Psychiatric correlates of snuff and chewing tobacco use.PLoS One, vol. 9, no. 12, 2014, p. e113196. Pubmed, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0113196.
Fu Q, Vaughn MG, Wu L-T, Heath AC. Psychiatric correlates of snuff and chewing tobacco use. PLoS One. 2014;9(12):e113196.

Published In

PLoS One

DOI

EISSN

1932-6203

Publication Date

2014

Volume

9

Issue

12

Start / End Page

e113196

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Tobacco, Smokeless
  • Tobacco Use
  • Smoking
  • Prevalence
  • Odds Ratio
  • Middle Aged
  • Mental Disorders
  • Male
  • Humans
  • General Science & Technology