Youth initiation of e-cigarette use in late childhood associated
Youth initiation of e-cigarette use in late childhood associated with inferior cognitive performance and reduced brain structure, Hongying DD, Doucet GE, Wang Y, et al. Longitudinal Assessments of Neurocognitive Performance and Brain Structure Associated With Initiation of Tobacco Use in Children, 2016 to 2021. JAMA Netw Open. 10 Aug 2022;5(8):e2225991. In this cohort study of nearly 12,000 adolescents, “initiating tobacco use in late childhood was associated with inferior cognitive performance and reduced brain structure with sustained effects at 2-year follow-up. These findings suggest that youths vulnerable to e-cigarettes and tobacco products should be treated as a priority population in tobacco prevention.”
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Stephen Hamann
