Cigarette Smoking as Sleep Aid: Self-Medication Practices in Adolescents DOI
Clara Sancho-Domingo, José Luís Carballo, Ainhoa Coloma‐Carmona

et al.

Substance Abuse, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 19, 2025

Background: While smoking has been associated with alertness, it also reported as a stress relief and sleep aid. However, evidence on tobacco self-medication to improve remains limited, particularly among adolescents. Therefore, the aim of this study was explore prevalence in adolescents analyze association quality. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive conducted 1,121 Spanish (mean age = 16.2 ± 0.7; 57.1% female) from public secondary schools. Participants completed assessments their quality Cigarette Use. Analysis variance multinomial logistic regression analyses were conducted. Results: Among adolescents, 5.4% (n 61) cigarettes aid past month, accounting for third those who had smoked that timeframe (19.9%; n 225). Adolescents showed significantly higher cigarette consumption compared past-month use only diff. 2.1; η² .10) longer regular 6.9 months; .08). Self-medication poorer quality, shorter sleep, onset latency, frequent nighttime awakenings. experiencing poor awakenings twice likelihood using month (OR 2.1 OR 2.2, respectively). Conclusions: This brings attention adolescent practices associations outcomes. Findings underscore need further investigation into implications prevention strategies during adolescence.

Language: Английский

Alcohol and cannabis as sleep aids among adolescents and associations with sleep quality and problematic use: Findings from cross-sectional and longitudinal data DOI Creative Commons
Clara Sancho-Domingo, José Luís Carballo, Ainhoa Coloma‐Carmona

et al.

Addictive Behaviors, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 165, P. 108304 - 108304

Published: Feb. 21, 2025

Language: Английский

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Cigarette Smoking as Sleep Aid: Self-Medication Practices in Adolescents DOI
Clara Sancho-Domingo, José Luís Carballo, Ainhoa Coloma‐Carmona

et al.

Substance Abuse, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 19, 2025

Background: While smoking has been associated with alertness, it also reported as a stress relief and sleep aid. However, evidence on tobacco self-medication to improve remains limited, particularly among adolescents. Therefore, the aim of this study was explore prevalence in adolescents analyze association quality. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive conducted 1,121 Spanish (mean age = 16.2 ± 0.7; 57.1% female) from public secondary schools. Participants completed assessments their quality Cigarette Use. Analysis variance multinomial logistic regression analyses were conducted. Results: Among adolescents, 5.4% (n 61) cigarettes aid past month, accounting for third those who had smoked that timeframe (19.9%; n 225). Adolescents showed significantly higher cigarette consumption compared past-month use only diff. 2.1; η² .10) longer regular 6.9 months; .08). Self-medication poorer quality, shorter sleep, onset latency, frequent nighttime awakenings. experiencing poor awakenings twice likelihood using month (OR 2.1 OR 2.2, respectively). Conclusions: This brings attention adolescent practices associations outcomes. Findings underscore need further investigation into implications prevention strategies during adolescence.

Language: Английский

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