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ArticleAddiction (Abingdon, England)2010

Empirical support for a multi-dimensional model of sensations experienced by youth during their initial smoking episodes.

Chris G Richardson, Chizimuzo T C Okoli, Pamela A Ratner, Joy L Johnson

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Article in Addiction (Abingdon, England), 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Symptoms during Adolescents' First Use of Cigarettes and E-Cigarettes: A Pilot Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2017
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  6. Initial reactions to tobacco use and risk of future regular use.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2013
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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Chris G RichardsonSchool of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada. chris.richardson@ubc.ca
Chizimuzo T C Okoli
Pamela A Ratner
Joy L Johnson
University of British Columbia · CA

Funding

Canadian Institutes of Health Research 42545
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimsTo examine the dimensionality of sensations experienced during initial tobacco smoking.

designCross-sectional survey.

settingThirteen secondary schools located in British Columbia, Canada.

participantsData from 1187 adolescents who responded 'yes' to the question: 'Have you ever tried cigarette smoking, even one or two puffs?'. MEASUREMENTS: Participants answered questions about their demographic characteristics, tobacco smoking history and sensations experienced during their initial smoking episodes.

findingsThe sensations appear to represent the following three separate but modestly correlated dimensions: a pleasant dimension defined by feeling good and relaxed; an unpleasant dimension defined by coughing, feeling sick and nervous; and a 'buzz' dimension defined by feeling high and dizzy. The three factors made statistically significant contributions to the prediction of transition to regular smoking (defined as having smoked at least 100 cigarettes in one's life-time) after adjusting for age, sex and age at first puff.

conclusionsThe results suggest that three relatively distinct physiological systems appear to explain the relationship between initial smoking sensations and probability of becoming a regular smoker. Researchers examining sensations experienced during initial tobacco smoking episodes should consider using a three-dimensional profile of symptoms composed of pleasant, unpleasant and buzz dimensions.

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Adolescent BehaviorModels, StatisticalAdolescentAdultCanadaCoughCross-Sectional StudiesData Interpretation, StatisticalDizzinessEuphoriaFactor Analysis, StatisticalFemaleGanglionic StimulantsHumansNauseaNicotineGanglionic StimulantsNicotine

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PMID20712822
PMCPMC3069489
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