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ASRS Questionnaire and Tobacco Use: Not Just a Cigarette. A Screening Study in an Italian Young Adult Sample

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  • Lorenzo Zamboni

    (Department of Medicine, Addiction Medicine Unit, Verona University Hospital, 37134 Verona, Italy
    Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine, and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy)

  • Pierpaolo Marchetti

    (Diagnostics and Public Health-Unit of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy)

  • Alessio Congiu

    (Department of Medicine, Addiction Medicine Unit, Verona University Hospital, 37134 Verona, Italy)

  • Rosaria Giordano

    (Department of Medicine, Addiction Medicine Unit, Verona University Hospital, 37134 Verona, Italy)

  • Francesca Fusina

    (Department of General Psychology, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy
    Padova Neuroscience Center, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy)

  • Silvia Carli

    (Department of Medicine, Addiction Medicine Unit, Verona University Hospital, 37134 Verona, Italy)

  • Francesco Centoni

    (Department of Medicine, Addiction Medicine Unit, Verona University Hospital, 37134 Verona, Italy)

  • Giuseppe Verlato

    (Diagnostics and Public Health-Unit of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy)

  • Fabio Lugoboni

    (Department of Medicine, Addiction Medicine Unit, Verona University Hospital, 37134 Verona, Italy)

Abstract

Young adults exhibit greater sensitivity than adults to nicotine reinforcement, and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) increases the risk for early-onset smoking. We investigated the correlation between ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS) scores and smoking, evaluated the prevalence of ADHD symptomatology (not diagnoses) in smokers and non-smokers and its comorbidity with benzodiazepine and gambling addictions. A total of 389 young adults from 14 schools in Northern Italy fill out a survey and the Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS). A total of 15.2% of subjects tested positive at the ASRS, which correlated with smoking; moreover, smokers had twice the probability of testing positive at the ASRS. ADHD symptomatology, especially when comorbid with tobacco abuse, is an important condition to monitor because early nicotine exposure could be a gateway for other addictive behaviors.

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  • Lorenzo Zamboni & Pierpaolo Marchetti & Alessio Congiu & Rosaria Giordano & Francesca Fusina & Silvia Carli & Francesco Centoni & Giuseppe Verlato & Fabio Lugoboni, 2021. "ASRS Questionnaire and Tobacco Use: Not Just a Cigarette. A Screening Study in an Italian Young Adult Sample," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(6), pages 1-11, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:6:p:2920-:d:515920
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