ReviewProgress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatry2016
Stress is a principal factor that promotes tobacco use in females.
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86 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 163 citations in OpenAlex.
- National, regional, and global prevalence of cigarette smoking among women/females in the general population: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Environmental health and preventive medicine · 2021Pooled it
- Sex differences in nicotine intravenous self-administration: A meta-analytic review.Physiology & behavior · 2019Pooled it
- Sex dependent genetic architecture of biochemically verified tobacco use.Psychiatry research · 2025Trial
- Interaction of serum resistin and smoking behavior in predicting depression risk: a sex-sensitive analysis.BMC psychiatry · 2026Article
- Sex Differences in Cigarette Smoking Among Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Black All of Us Participants: The Relative Importance of Sociodemographic Characteristics and Social Determinants of Health.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
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- Social Influences Across Vaping Trajectories of Female Tertiary Students.Drug and alcohol review · 2026Article
- Allostatic Load Mediates Associations Between Race and Ethnicity and Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy.Obstetrics and gynecology · 2026Article
- Tobacco smoking habits, attitudes and associated factors among women in the United Arab Emirates.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Reasons for smoking relapse according to time since quit attempt.Respiratory research & clinical practice · 2026Article
- Financial Stress and Tobacco Expenditure in Australian Households: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Prevalence and Association Across Wealth and Income Levels.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2025Article
- The influence of stress and social defeat on neurobiological reinforcement mechanisms across reward to withdrawal in nicotine addiction.Psychopharmacology · 2025Review
- Lifestyle medicine pillars for women's heart health.American journal of preventive cardiology · 2025Article
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- Relationship between smoking and marital adjustment & social support among women with spouses experiencing alcohol/substance use disorders.BMC women's health · 2025Article
- Association of Financial Distress and Monthly Income with Smoking During the COVID-19 Pandemic Recession in Thailand: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
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- Tobacco smoking and the risk of eating behaviors and depression among Palestinian female university students.Discover mental health · 2025Article
- Patterns and prevalence of depression, tobacco, and caffeine use among university students from different majors in Lebanon: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- The Connection Between Stress and Women's Smoking During the Perinatal Period: A Systematic Review.Brain sciences · 2024Review
26 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
Tobacco use is a major economic and health problem. It is particularly concerning that women consume more tobacco products, have a more difficult time quitting smoking, and are less likely to benefit from smoking cessation therapy than men. As a result, women are at higher risk of developing tobacco-related diseases. Clinical evidence suggests that women are more susceptible to anxiety disorders, and are more likely to smoke in order to cope with stress than men. During smoking abstinence, women experience more intense anxiety than men and report that the anxiety-reducing effects of smoking are the main reason for their continued tobacco use and relapse. Consistent with this, pre-clinical studies using rodent models suggest that females display more intense stress during nicotine withdrawal than males. This review posits that in women, stress is a principal factor that promotes the initiation of tobacco use and relapse behavior during abstinence. Studies are reviewed at both the clinical and pre-clinical levels to provide support for our hypothesis that stress plays a central role in promoting tobacco use vulnerability in females. The clinical implications of this work are also considered with regard to treatment approaches and the need for more research to help reduce health disparities produced by tobacco use in women.
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