US College Students' Use of Tobacco Products

Abstract

Our study indicates that tobacco use is common among college students and is not limited to cigarettes. College appears to be a time when many students are trying a range of tobacco products and are in danger of developing lifelong nicotine dependence. National efforts to monitor and reduce tobacco use of all types should expand to focus on college students and other young adults. JAMA. 2000;284:699-705

Polytobacco Use Among College Students

“…Students who identified as 'White' were less likely to be a polytobacco user, compared to the combined group of students who reported a different race. This is in contrast to an earlier study by Rigotti and colleagues 8 reporting that dual tobacco users were more likely to be 'White.' Since 2000, emerging tobacco products may have had more appeal to minority groups.…”

“…Dual users also reported smoking initiation at significantly younger ages than either sole cigarette smokers or sole smokeless tobacco users. Our findings are consistent with the literature in terms of gender, 8,38 and partially consistent in terms of decreasing polytobacco use from freshman to senior years of college. 38 It is possible that our results were influenced by various use trajectories, such as experimentation with emerging products or as a substitute for cigarette smoking.…”

Factors Related to Smoking in College Women

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Predictors of smoking among primary and secondary school students in Botswana

“…Similar findings have been reported by other authors [32–34], showing the risk of tobacco consumption increasing with students' progression. The reasons behind such increased risk remain unclear and are likely to be complex.…”