DSM-III-R tobacco dependence and quitting during late adolescence
- 31 October 1995
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier BV in Addictive Behaviors
- Vol. 20 (5), 595-603
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0306-4603(95)00019-9
Abstract
Previous studies of tobacco dependence have tended not to examine adolescent samples. In a cohort of 18-year-olds, the 12-month prevalence rate of dependence based on DSM-III-R criteria was found to be 19.3%. Cotinine levels in saliva were positively related to level of cigarette consumption but not to tobacco dependence and may not be a suitable measure of dependence. Measures of behavioral and psychological aspects of smoking supported the utility of DSM-III-R criteria for tobacco dependence among young smokers. As a large number of young smokers are dependent on tobacco, the results support the development of treatment programmes for youth that take into consideration their degree of dependence.Keywords
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