Youth With Chronic Conditions and Risky Behaviors: An Indirect Path

Chronic disease as a risk factor for cigarette and e-cigarette use from young adulthood to adulthood

“…Young adults with a chronic disease may use cigarettes or e-cigarettes to cope with disease symptoms or the anxiety, depression, and financial, social, and occupational stress which often accompany chronic illness. Youth with a chronic health condition are at greater risk for long-term smoking if they have a less positive vision for their future, or if they report lower emotional well-being ( Tercyak, 2006 , Gubelmann, 2018 ).…”