Prevalence and Correlates of Tobacco Use in Young People Presenting to Australian Primary Mental Health Services

Sue M Cotton; Sonia Sharmin; Caroline X Gao; Ellie Brown; Jana M Menssink; Debra Rickwood; Gillinder Bedi; Ian Hickie; Sarah E Hetrick; Alexandra G Parker; Helen Herrman; Nic Telford; Patrick D McGorry; Kate M Filia

Journal article

Prevalence and Correlates of Tobacco Use in Young People Presenting to Australian Primary Mental Health Services

Sue M Cotton, Sonia Sharmin, Caroline X Gao, Ellie Brown, Jana M Menssink, Debra Rickwood, Gillinder Bedi, Ian Hickie, Sarah E Hetrick, Alexandra G Parker, Helen Herrman, Nic Telford, Patrick D McGorry, Kate M Filia

NICOTINE & TOBACCO RESEARCH | OXFORD UNIV PRESS | Published : 2023

DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntac039

Abstract

Introduction: In Australian youth primary mental health settings it is unclear as to the rates and correlates of tobacco use at service entry. Aims and Methods: We aimed to delineate the prevalence and correlates of recent tobacco use (eg, cigarettes, chewing tobacco, cigars, etc) in the past 3 months in young people at their first presentation to primary mental health services as a function of age. Cross-sectional self-report measures were collected using a tablet device from young people presenting to one of five Australian primary mental health (headspace) services. Logistic regression assessed correlates of past 3-month tobacco use in adolescents (12-17 years) and young adults (18-25 yea..

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Funding Acknowledgements

The study was supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Partnership Grant (APP1076940). This was a joint project between Orygen, The University of Melbourne, and headspace National Youth Mental Health Foundation. SMC is supported by a NHMRC Senior Research Fellowship (APP1136344).