1996
DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.15.6.478
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The natural history of cigarette smoking from adolescence to adulthood: Demographic predictors of continuity and change.

Abstract: The current study examined the natural history of smoking from adolescence to adulthood in a community sample. Participants were from a longitudinal study (N = 4,035, 51.7% female, average age = 29 years). Group-level analyses showed a significant increase in smoking from adolescence to young adulthood and a nonsignificant decline after the mid-20s. Individual-level analyses showed that there was appreciable cessation and relapse but little new initiation in adulthood. Both adolescent and young adult smoking s… Show more

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“…However, we also found deficiencies in nAChR upregulation in adolescence after prenatal nicotine exposure, effects that, along with earlier assessments indicated desensitization of CNS responses to nicotine. The deficient response to nicotinic stimulation in adolescents whose mothers smoked during pregnancy may then drive higher cigarette consumption (Chassin et al, 1996;Chen and Millar, 1998). We also observed greater deficits in cholinergic synaptic activity with the combination of prenatal and adolescent nicotine; accordingly, the impact of adolescent smoking on endogenous cholinergic activity may be worsened in the offspring of smokers.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…However, we also found deficiencies in nAChR upregulation in adolescence after prenatal nicotine exposure, effects that, along with earlier assessments indicated desensitization of CNS responses to nicotine. The deficient response to nicotinic stimulation in adolescents whose mothers smoked during pregnancy may then drive higher cigarette consumption (Chassin et al, 1996;Chen and Millar, 1998). We also observed greater deficits in cholinergic synaptic activity with the combination of prenatal and adolescent nicotine; accordingly, the impact of adolescent smoking on endogenous cholinergic activity may be worsened in the offspring of smokers.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Most smokers begin the habit in teen or preteen years (Nelson et al, 1995;Pierce and Gilpin, 1996), and initiation of smoking during this period is associated with greater daily consumption, a higher probability of addiction, and a lower probability of quitting (Chassin et al, 1996;Chen and Millar, 1998). Recent work with animal models of nicotine administration suggests that the greater susceptibility of adolescents has a biological basis.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Desenho e amostra do estudo Trata-se de estudo observacional seccional sobre a população de adolescentes e adultos jovens (15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21)(22)(23)(24) 13 .…”
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“…Chassin et al 1996;Bachman et al 1997), alcohol and tobacco use onset by age 12 or 13 escalated through the adolescent years, and reached an asymptote by mid young adulthood. As expected, men had higher mean levels and greater increases in drinking, yet women's smoking appeared very similar to men's, a finding that has only recently been supported in the literature (Johnston et al 1998;Duncan & Duncan 1994).…”
Section: General Trends In Drinking and Smokingmentioning
confidence: 99%